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Priveen Raj Naidu joins BlocBox Advisory Board

Priveen Raj Naidu, Founder and CEO of Reapra Aviation Partners (RAP)

 BlocBox has announced the addition of a new member to its advisory board; Priveen Raj Naidu, who is currently the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Reapra Aviation Partners (RAP), an aviation subsidiary of Reapra.

As one half of the two-member team that set up AirAsia in Singapore back in 2003, Priveen has extensive experience in the aviation industry that saw him take up overlapping responsibilities of branding, strategizing, business development and curating consumer experience for the low-cost carrier. His determination to grow and expand his skillsets motivated him to leave AirAsia after nearly a decade, and he subsequently joined Temasek Polytechnic’s aviation management department as a lecturer. During his stint as a lecturer in the polytechnic, he spent a lot of time working with industry partners to formulate and review existing content to ensure standards and policies are aligned to the aviation industry.

Priveen’s enduring passion for the aviation industry brought him to found Reapra Aviation Partners in late 2017, a company that helps the region increase its aviation capabilities through working with government stakeholders to increase their aviation economies in the airline, airport and training space.

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