Canadian exec Smith to take Air France-KLM helm
Air France-KLM’s board of directors appointed Air Canada COO Ben Smith as its new CE, the first non-French national to head the group. The announcement comes after a months-long search to find a successor to former CE Jean-Marc Janaillac, who resigned in May over a labour conflict with Air France’s workforce that had sparked 15 strike days between February and June and snowballed into a management crisis. Smith resigned his position as president, airlines and COO at Air Canada Thursday and is expected to take up his duties by no later than Sept 30. He will be charged with revitalising Air France, giving a new strategic impulse to the group and working on a new leadership approach with all Air France-KLM’s teams, the company said. <br/>
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Canadian exec Smith to take Air France-KLM helm
Air France-KLM’s board of directors appointed Air Canada COO Ben Smith as its new CE, the first non-French national to head the group. The announcement comes after a months-long search to find a successor to former CE Jean-Marc Janaillac, who resigned in May over a labour conflict with Air France’s workforce that had sparked 15 strike days between February and June and snowballed into a management crisis. Smith resigned his position as president, airlines and COO at Air Canada Thursday and is expected to take up his duties by no later than Sept 30. He will be charged with revitalising Air France, giving a new strategic impulse to the group and working on a new leadership approach with all Air France-KLM’s teams, the company said. <br/>
