IATA's board of governors has unanimously recommended
that Alexandre de Juniac succeed the retiring Tony Tyler as director general
and CEO of the association. De Juniac is the chairman and CEO of Air
France-KLM.
The appointment is scheduled to be confirmed at IATA's
annual meeting, June 1 to 3 in Dublin.
Alexandre de Juniac
Air France-KLM said its board of directors has prepared a
plan to appoint a successor to de Juniac.
IATA Chairman Andres Conesa said that de Juniac's
"broad experience in aviation and government makes him the ideal candidate
to take our association to even greater heights."
De Juniac has served as Air
France-KLM's chairman and CEO since 2013. Prior to that, he was chairman and CEO of Air France from
2011 to 2013.
From 1995 to 2009, de Juniac held various leadership
positions at Thales (the French aerospace, defense and transport company
previously known as Thomson-CSF).
De Juniac has also held positions in the French
government. His career began with the
Conseil d'Etat (State Council) from 1988 to 1993. Subsequently, he served in the Department of Budget as a
technical adviser and was then deputy chief of staff in the Cabinet of
President Nicolas Sarkozy from 1993 to
1995 and in the Ministry of Economy, Industry and Employment as chief of staff
to then Minister of Finance Christine Lagarde from 2009 to 2011.