Alexandre de Juniac, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Air France-KLM Group, has informed the Group’s Board of Directors of the proposal he has received from the Board of Governors of the International Air Transport Association (IATA) to become the next Director General and CEO of this global organization. Alexandre de Juniac indicated he would accept the proposal, which is due to be discussed at the IATA General Meeting (1-3 June 2016).
The Air France-KLM Group’s Board of Directors has prepared a plan to appoint a successor to Mr. de Juniac given his imminent appointment as the IATA Director General and CEO, from 1 August 2016 at the latest. According to the Air France-KLM Board’s internal rules, the Air France-KLM Appointments and Governance Committee - with the help of an international recruitment consultancy - has initiated the process of identifying the best executive able to continue the Group’s consolidation and development.
Members of the Air France-KLM Group’s Board of Directors would like to pay tribute to the outstanding work of Alexandre de Juniac in achieving the Group’s economic and financial recovery, enhancing its range of services and winning back customers. The Air France-KLM Board is delighted that these accomplishments have been recognized in the confidence of the IATA Board of Governors’ recommendation for Alexandre de Juniac to lead their global association. Alexandre de Juniac will be the first person coming from a French airline to lead IATA.
“I would like to thank all those at Air France-KLM who for almost 5 years now have been fully committed to achieving together our recovery and restoring the conditions for growth. Working for Air France-KLM is a source of great pride. I will continue to fulfil my responsibilities until I hand over to my successor at the end of July, and I will continue to defend air transport and all airlines – including Air France-KLM – in my new role. On the strength of the skills of its teams, the prestige of its brands and of its European roots, Air France-KLM has all the qualities it needs to compete with the world’s leading airlines,” Mr. de Juniac stated.
法航荷航集团董事长兼首席执行官朱尼克（Alexandre de Juniac）已向集团董事会告知他于2016年4月5日收到国际航空运输协会（IATA）理事会的提议，推举他担任该国际组织新一任理事长兼首席执行官。朱尼克表示他将接受这一职务。该提议将在2016年6月1日至3日举行的国际航协年度全体大会上进行讨论。
鉴于朱尼克最迟将于2016年8月1日出任国际航协理事长兼首席执行官，法航荷航集团董事会已着手准备其接任者的任命计划。根据法航荷航集团董事会的内部规定，并借助某国际招聘咨询公司，法航荷航任命与管理委员会将启动招聘程序，欲寻找一位能够带领集团不断巩固和发展的优秀管理者。
法航荷航集团董事会成员对朱尼克在集团改善经济和财务状况、扩大服务范围以及赢回客户方面所做出的杰出贡献致以崇高敬意。法航荷航集团董事会很高兴看到这些成就被国际航协认可，成为委任朱尼克成为该国际组织领导者的有力依据。朱尼克将成为国际航协历史上首位来自于法国的航空公司的高管。
朱尼克先生表示：“我要感谢在这近五年里所有为集团重振和恢复增长而全力以赴的法航荷航员工。我为能够在法航荷航集团工作感到极为自豪。在7月底我的接任者上任之前，我将一直履行我的职责。在新的岗位上，我也将继续捍卫航空运输和包括法航荷航在内的所有航空公司。依托强大技术和优秀团队、较高的品牌知名度和扎根于欧洲的强大根基，法航荷航拥有与世界领先航空公司进行竞争的所有优势。”
