Amair Saleem is a senior transportation, mobility and infrastructure executive with more than 38 years of
international experience across the UK, Hong Kong, Austria, Taiwan, the Netherlands and the Middle East. His
career combines executive leadership with expertise in strategy, governance, major programme delivery, risk
management, operational readiness and emerging mobility technologies.
He holds a BSc in Aeronautical Engineering from the University of Glasgow and an MSc in Air Transport
Engineering from Cranfield University. In 2018, he was awarded an Honorary Professorship by the University of
Birmingham, Faculty of Engineering. He is a Chartered Engineer, Fellow of the Royal Aeronautical Society,
Fellow of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, and Certified Fellow of the Institute of Risk Management.
Throughout his career, Amair has operated at the intersection of government, infrastructure, technology and
transportation, leading complex transformation and major capital programmes. His expertise encompasses
corporate and transportation strategy, risk and governance, public transportation, operational readiness,
mobility and transit systems, innovation, system safety, railway certification and regulation, asset
management, operational command and control, and Urban Air Mobility / Aerial Taxi systems.
Notably, he has led the certification and assurance of more than USD 45 billion of railway project assets,
integrating governance, safety, regulatory compliance, systems assurance and operational readiness to support the
transition of major infrastructure into safe and sustainable operations.
His leadership appointments have included Chief Innovation Officer, Chief Risk Officer, Head of PMO, Asset
Management Director, Corporate HSE Director, National Transport Regulator, and Crisis and Business
Continuity Director.
Amair is currently Managing Director of Glydways Transport Middle East LLC and Senior Vice President for
Operational Readiness, leading strategic market development, government and industry partnerships, and the
operational frameworks required to transition next-generation autonomous transit technology into commercially viable
transportation networks.
His previous organisations include the Dubai Roads and Transport Authority, Parsons Brinckerhoff, Bovis Lend
Lease, British Aerospace and the European Space Agency.