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IATA's Director General and CEO, Giovanni
Bisignani, announced today the following changes in the top management of
the airline industry's global trade association.
Kevin Dobby, IATA's Senior Vice President, Member and Government
Relations, has been appointed to the position of Senior Vice President and
Corporate Secretary. In his new role, Mr. Dobby will be responsible for
managing the affairs of the Board of Governors, the International Airline
Training Fund and appointments to IATA subsidiaries and joint ventures. IATA's Chief
Economist will also report to Mr. Dobby.
Thomas
Windmuller, presently Senior Director in the CEO's office, will replace Mr. Dobby as the Senior Vice President, Member and Government
Relations. In his new role, Mr. Windmuller will be responsible for industry
strategy and managing IATA's relations with its Member airlines, with governments and with other segments of the aviation industry.
Mr. Bisignani also announced that Louise Roy, IATA's Senior Vice President,
Marketing and Commercial Services, will leave IATA at the end of the year.
Robert Hutt, IATA's Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, will
succeed Ms. Roy on an interim basis while IATA recruits a permanent successor.
In announcing these appointments, all of which take effect from 1 January
2003, Mr Bisignani said:
"It is a time of great challenge in the industry and IATA must provide a
strong leadership role as the airlines' trade association. With these changes, I am
confident that we are beginning to put together the management team needed to assume this role." |
