AVIATION industry veteran Rob Gurney has been appointed CEO of the Oneworld airline alliance.
He succeeds Bruce Ashby, who is stepping down from the role after more than five years in the position.
Gurney joins Oneworld this month after leaving Emirates, where he served as senior vice president commercial operations the Americas.
He has spent most of his 25-year career in the aviation industry, a majority of which with Oneworld founding members British Airways and Qantas.
As CEO, Gurney will report to the alliance’s Governing Board, comprising the CEOs of all member airlines, and lead the central alliance team, which is based in New York.
