ANA appoints new chief in senior leadership reshuffle

Japan’s All Nippon Airways has promoted company veteran Shinichi Inoue to president and CE, as part of a broader senior management reshuffle which will also see new leaders at parent company ANA Holdings. Inoue, currently a senior executive VP overseeing sales and marketing, will helm the carrier from 1 April. The 63-year-old, who joined ANA in 1990, helped set up low-cost unit Peach Aviation in 2011, and served as the carrier’s chief until 2020, when returned to the mainline carrier. Outgoing president and CEO Yuji Hirako, meanwhile, will move to ANA Holdings, where he will be vice chairman. Meanwhile, ANA Holdings will appoint Koji Shibata as its new president and CEO, effective 1 April. The 64-year-old is currently overseeing group-wide transformation strategies as senior executive VP, says ANA Holdings. Shibata joined the company in 1982, and helped grow mainline carrier ANA’s international business. He succeeds Shinya Katanozaka, who will be promoted to ANA Holdings chairman. <br/>