China Eastern president Ma Xulun named China Southern chairman

China Eastern Airlines president Ma Xulun will leave that post to become chairman and president of China Southern Airlines, the Chinese govt has announced. Ma will also serve as deputy secretary of the airline’s Communist Party committee, the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission said. The commission holds the govt’s majority stakes in the airlines. China Eastern’s new president and deputy secretary will be Wang Zhiqing, a deputy chief of the CAAC, an industry source said. He will report to China Eastern chairman and party committee secretary Liu Shaoyong. Ma previously served in management positions at Air China and CAAC. He has also been deputy secretary of the party committee at China Eastern. <br/>