Here are the key executive changes for May-2020:
- Aero Africa appointed James Cameron as director product development Southern Africa.
- Finnair stated SVP customer experience and member of the Finnair executive board Piia Karhu plans to leave Finnair on 30-Jun-2020.
- Ryanair Group stated June Stan McCarty will succeed David Bonderman as chairman of the board, and Louise Phelan will replace Kyran McLaughlin as senior independent director, effective 01-Jun-2020.
- SAS appointed Magnus Örnberg as EVP and CFO, effective 01-Oct-2020 at the latest.
- Air France-KLM appointed Angus Clarke as CCO of Air France, effective 15-May-2020.
- Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA CEO Jacob Schram outlined the following Group management appoints, effective 02-Jun-2020:
- A newly created 'airline' department, headed by Andrew Hodges;
- A newly created 'airline ecosystem' department, with Brede Huser temporarily leading the department;
- Newly created 'customer' department, headed by Christoffer Sundby, effective 01-Sep-2020;
- 'operations' will continue to be headed by Tore Kristian Jenssen, until a replacement is announced "in due course";
- 'IT, supply chain and process improvement', a newly created function, which will be headed by Knut Olav Irgens Høeg;
- 'people' department will be headed by Guro Poulsen;
- communications' will be headed by Anne-Sissel Skånvik.
- easyJet announced CFO Andrew Findlay advised the board of his intention to leave the company. Mr Findlay will leave easyJet in May-2021 in adherence to his contractual obligations.
- Finnair stated Jouko Karvinen was re-elected chairperson of the board.
- Air France EVP communications and executive committee member Benoît Parayre plans to leave the company.
- ASL Aviation Holdings announced CEO Hugh Flynn will retire during Jul-2020, after 22 years in the role.
- easyJet announced deputy chairman Charles Gurassa and senior independent non-executive director and chair of the finance committee Andy Martin notified the board of their intention to step down from their roles in 2020. Mr Martin will remain until 31-Aug-2020, while Mr Gurassa will stay until 31-Dec-2020.
- WOW air owner Michelle Ballarin appointed Dmitry Kaparulin as country director Russia & CIS.
- Kuwait Airways chairman Youssef Al-Jassem submitted his resignation, effective Jun-2020.
- Saudia appointed Abdul Rahman bin Saleh Al-Eidan as director for the Al-Qassim Region.