Here are the key executive changes for Jun-2022:
Asia Pacific
- Loong Air appointed Xin Di as president, succeeding Liu Yi.
- Air India appointed Arun Kashyap as executive director of engineering in May-2022.
- Air New Zealand appointed Kiri Hannifin to the newly created role of chief sustainability officer.
- Air China announced the resignation of chief safety officer Xu Chuanyu.
- Hainan Airlines announced the appointment of Cheng Yong as chairman and legal representative, succeeding Wang Yingming.
- Qantas Group announced Jetstar CEO Gareth Evans will step down in Dec-2022. Mr Evans will remain with the group into 2023 to work on key projects before leaving during 2023.
- Tigerair Taiwan announced the re-appointment of chairman Kevin Chen.
- Greater Bay Airlines chairman Wong Cho Bau announced the appointment of member of the board Stanley Hui Hon Chung as CEO, succeeding Algernon Yau.
Europe. Middle East & Africa
- Fly2Sky appointed Aleksandrs Gusevs as chief commercial officer.
- Air Belgium appointed Emmanuel Menu as its new chief commercial officer for passenger activities.
- Air Austral announced the departure of CEO Marie-Joseph Malé. Deputy MD for economic and financial affairs Joseph Bréma assumed the CEO role on an interim basis until the appointment of a permanent replacement.
- Gama Aviation promoted interim CFO Michael Williamson to the position on a permanent basis.
- Hans Airways appointed Martin Dunn as CCO.
- TUI Group announced CEO Fritz Joussen will depart the group at the end of Sep-2022. Mr Joussen will be replaced by CFO Sebastian Ebel from 01-Oct-2022, while director controlling, corporate finance and investor relations Matthias Kiep will become CFO.
- TUS Airways appointed Ahmed Aly as CEO.
Americas
- Breeze Airways appointed Michael Wuerger as COO.
- UPS appointed Bala Subramanian to the new position of EVP and chief digital and technology officer, effective 18-Jul-2022.
- WestJet announced the following appointments to its senior leadership team:
- Angela Avery: WestJet Group EVP and chief people, corporate, and sustainability officer;
- Christian Novosel: Chief digital officer;
- Natalie Farand: Chief experience officer.
- FedEx appointed Brie Carere as chief customer officer of FedEx, as well as co-CEO & co-president of FedEx Services.
- Wheels Up appointed Todd Smith as CFO.
- ABX Air appointed Patrick Fluegeman as COO.