
Lena Havia-Sarin
VP Alliances & Joint Ventures
The move
MoveFinnair → Etihad
TitleCorporate Development, Project Management → Vice President Alliances & Joint Ventures
LocationHelsinki → Abu Dhabi
Career arcRecent arrival
Cross-border moveYes · Finland → United Arab Emirates
Native languageFinnish
Years in UAE2.5
Total experience26.0 years
Etihad headcount10,001+ employees
Etihad industryAirlines and Aviation
Etihad HQAbu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi
Etihad typePrivately Held
Career arc
- Vice President Alliances & Joint VenturesFeb 2025 — Present
Etihad· Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi Emirate, United Arab Emirates· Full-time - Vice President, Network & SchedulingNov 2023 — Jan 2025
Etihad· Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi Emirate, United Arab Emirates· Full-time - Corporate Development, Project ManagementJun 2023 — Oct 2023
Finnair· Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland· Full-time - Vice President, Network PlanningJan 2019 — May 2023
Finnair· Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland· Full-time - Network Manager, Long haulJan 2016 — Dec 2018
Finnair· Helsinki· Full-time - Network ConsultantDec 2013 — Dec 2015
Finnair· Helsinki· Full-time - Network AnalystAug 2011 — Nov 2013
Finnair· Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland· Full-time - Project ExecutiveJul 2010 — Sep 2011
IBM· Helsinki· Full-time - Services Sales RepresentativeJan 2006 — Sep 2010
IBM· Helsinki· Full-time - AccountantJun 2004 — Sep 2004
Finnlines Plc.· Helsinki· Seasonal
- Customer service agentMay 2002 — Jan 2006
Finnair Plc.· Helsinki· Part-time
- Customer Service AgentJul 2000 — Dec 2001SScandinavian Airlines System (SAS)· Helsinki· Part-time
- Retail Sales ClerkJun 2000 — Apr 2001
Stockmann· Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland· Part-time
- Sales ClerkAug 1998 — Aug 1999
SOK· Espoo, Uusimaa, Finland· Part-time
Education
- Aalto University Executive Education and Professional Development· Organizational LeadershipJan 2023 — Dec 2023
- Tapiola High SchoolHigh School Diploma1996 — 1999
- Aalto UniversityMaster of Science - MS · Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management2000 — 2007
- Tampere University of Applied SciencesAssistant Interior Designer · Interior DesignOct 2008 — Apr 2009
- EGADE Business School del Tecnológico de Monterrey· International Business, Marketing2004 — 2004
- Uppsala University· Economics and Business Administration1999 — 2000
Languages
- Swedish · Professional working
- Finnish · Native or bilingual
- Spanish · Limited working
- German · Elementary
- English · Full professional