Here are the key executive changes for Jan-2022:
Asia Pacific
- Jet Airways interim CEO Sudhir Gaur resigned his position, effective immediately. Jalan Kalrock Consortium appointed Priyapal Singh to replace Mr Gaur as interim CEO.
- SriLankan Airlines appointed Richard Nuttall as acting CEO, replacing Vipula Gunatilleka. Mr Nuttall also serves as CCO.
- Hanjin Group appointed Byeong-ryul Park as Jin Air MD. Mr Park previously served as Korean Air MD
- Air India announced chairman and MD Vikram Dev Dutt commenced in both roles on 21-Jan-2022. Mr Dutt replaced Rajiv Bansal in both roles.
- IBEX Airlines announced the appointment of MD Yutaka Maezawa as president, succeeding Takao Asai, who has resigned.
- Hainan Airlines announced chairman Liu Lu tendered his resignation due to personal reasons.
- Air New Zealand appointed Alexandria Marren as chief operating officer, effective late Mar-2022. Mike Williams will take on the new role of chief transformation and alliances officer, effective 01-Feb-2022.
- Philippine Airlines (PAL) appointed Stanley K Ng as president and COO in an acting or officer in charge capacity.
Europe, Middle East & Africa
- Icelandair Group announced the following senior appointments:
- IS Funds Ltd board chair Sylvia Olafsdottir as chief customer officer. Ms Olafsdottir was previously Icelandair's director of operations support, network planning and scheduling.
- Össur former VP and CIO Rakel Ottarsdottir as chief digital officer.
- Both new appointments will take seats on Icelandair's executive committee effective 1Q2022.
- KLM stated after close consultation with CEO Pieter Elbers, the KLM Supervisory Board established that Mr Elbers will not enter into a third term as CEO & president of KLM as of 01-May-2023.
- Zambia Airways appointed Abiy Asrat Jiru as CEO, effective 14-Jan-2022 to 31-Mar-2024. Mr Jiru succeeds Bruk Endeshaw Abebe, whose tenure expired on 31-Dec-2021.
- Canarian Airways announced the appointment of Francisco Rodriguez as CEO.
- British Airways announced the following executive appointments:
- Michelle Lydon as chief people officer, effective Feb-2022;
- Colm Lacy as CCO, with immediate effect.
- Hahn Air appointed Kirsten Rehmann as CEO.
- Air France-KLM confirmed the departure of executive VP strategy Angus Clarke.
- Wizz Air announced chief commercial officer George Michalopoulos will be stepping down from his position to pursue other interests outside of the company, effective 01-Apr-2022.
- Condor CFO Jean Christoph Debus announced he will depart the carrier at the end of Feb-2022, before joining FlixMobility in Mar-2022.
- Turkish Airlines' board appointed SVP sales Kerem Sarp as chief commercial officer and Levent Konukçu as chief investment and technology officer.
Americas
- Spirit Airlines appointed Linde Grindle as chief human resources officer.
- Amerijet International appointed Craig Bentley as chief operating officer, effective immediately.
- Air Caraibes appointed Éric Michel as deputy managing director.