IATA board recommends de Juniac as new chief

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Alexandre de Juniac, likely successor to Tony Tyler as director general and CEO of IATA

THE IATA board of governors has decided to recommend Alexandre de Juniac as successor to retiring director general and CEO, Tony Tyler, who will continue his duties until the succession is formalised at the AGM, taking place from June 1 to 3 in Dublin.

De Juniac has served as chairman and CEO of Air France-KLM since 2013. Prior to that, he was the chairman and CEO of Air France (2011-2013). Under de Juniac’s leadership, Air France and the Air France-KLM Group underwent a painful restructuring, but which saw improved efficiency and strengthened performance for the group.

He had also held positions in the French government, having beugn his career with the State Council in 1988 till 1993. Subsequently, he served in the Department of Budget as a technical advisor and was then deputy chief of staff in the cabinet of Nicolas Sarkozy between 1993 and 1995, and in the Ministry of Economy, Industry and Employment as chief of staff to then minister Christine Lagarde from 2009 to 2011.

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