The interim Benjamin Smith as Chief Executive Officer of Air France With the end of the year drawing to a close, there was an urgent need to appoint a new CEO to take charge of Air France. And so it is a female boss who was chosen on Wednesday by the company's Board of Directors. The internal option was favoured, since it was Anne Rigail - until now Executive Vice President Customer of Air France - who was chosen, " on the proposal of Benjamin Smith, Chief Executive Officer of Air France-KLM, and with the agreement of the Board of Directors of Air France-KLM", said the press release. Anne Rigail, who will take office on 17 Decembersays "Very honoured to become CEO of Air France ". A graduate of the Ecole des Mines de Paris, Anne Rigail explains: " For more than 27 years oldI put all my energy and commitment into the success of Air France and its employees. I am very confident in Benjamin Smith's conquest strategy and I share his enthusiasm for promoting the Air France brand in the world ".
The Air France-KLM group has taken a major step forward in its reorganisation as it sets out to conquer new markets.
The boss of the Air France KLM group, for his part, hailed: " a leading professional in the airline industry. Throughout her career with the company, she has always been a strong supporter of the airline. special attention to its teams in implementing the transformations it has carried out, and placed the customer at the heart of all its actions. The challenge for Air France today, with the commitment of all its staff, is to confirming service excellence to our customers. I have every confidence in Anne to succeed in the necessary transformation of Air France. Today, with Anne Rigail and Pieter ElbersChairman of the KLM Management Board, the Air France-KLM Group has taken a major step forward in its reorganisation to conquer new markets. ".
