Here are the key executive changes for Jan-2020;
- Austrian Airlines announced plans to realign its management team as part of the ongoing cost reduction strategy programme on 12-Feb-2020. Details include:
- Jens Ritter: Appointed chief operating officer and executive board member;
- Markus Christl: To be appointed head of human resources, effective 01-Mar-2020;
- Susanne Svejda: Appointed head of ground operations, succeeding Mr Christl.
- Eurowings announced plans to appoint VP sales Oliver Schmitt as its new CCO and executive board member, effective 01-Mar-2020;
- Air Namibia appointed chief human resources officer Elia Erastus as acting CEO, effective 11-Feb-2020, following the resignation of interim CEO Xavier Masule;
- National Air Transportation Association (NATA) appointed Timothy R Obitts as president and CEO, succeeding Gary Dempsey. Mr Obitts previously served as NATA COO;
- Ryanair chief marketing officer Kenny Jacobs reported plans to step down from his position at the end of Apr-2020;
- Cabo Verde Airlines appointed Erlendur Svavarsson as CEO, succeeding Jens Bjarnason;
- Turkish Cargo appointed Cornelis Paul de Man as SVP cargo sales, effective Feb-2020;
- Aero Africa appointed Jade Da Costa as CCO on 03-Feb-2020;
- ACI World appointed Luis Felipe de Oliveira as director general, effective Jun-2020. Mr de Oliveira will succeed Angela Gittens;
- IAG announced plans to appoint current Vueling CEO Javier Sánchez-Prieto as Iberia president and CEO, effective Mar-2020. Iberia chief commercial officer Marco Sansavini will be appointed CEO of Vueling, replacing Mr Sánchez-Prieto, from late Mar-2020;
- euroAtlantic Airways appointed Eduardo Arruda as CCO on 28-Jan-2020;
- SunExpress appointed Max Kownatzki as CEO. Mr Kownatzki is to join the management board from 15-Apr-2020, subject to approval by the SunExpress board. SunExpress CEO Jens Bischof will take up the position of Eurowings CEO;
- Iberia appointed Juan Cierco as a new member of the board of directors;
- Comair appointed Avsharn Bachoo as chief information officer, effective 01-Feb-2020;
- SAS appointed Charlotte Svensson as EVP and chief information officer (CIO), effective 01-Feb-2020.