Air Canada (TSX:AC.B) has appointed Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) president and CEO Anko Van der Werff as its next president and CEO, with the aviation executive set to ****** ume the role and join the airline's board by the end of January 2027.
Van der Werff will succeed Michael Rousseau, whose retirement takes effect on August 31, after 19 years with Air Canada (TSX:AC.B). Rousseau will remain available during the transition period, after which the airline's Executive Committee will report to the Board until Van der Werff takes office.
Air Canada (TSX:AC.B) said the selection process ****** sed several performance criteria, including the ability to communicate in French.
Rousseau announced his retirement earlier this year following controversy over his response to a fatal incident involving Air Canada (TSX:AC.B) pilots at New York's LaGuardia Airport, after criticism that he did not initially offer condolences in French.
Air Canada board chair Vagn Sørensen said the airline was pleased to appoint an executive with more than 25 years of international aviation experience.
Van der Werff will succeed Michael Rousseau, whose retirement takes effect on August 31, after 19 years with Air Canada (TSX:AC.B). Rousseau will remain available during the transition period, after which the airline's Executive Committee will report to the Board until Van der Werff takes office.
Air Canada (TSX:AC.B) said the selection process ****** sed several performance criteria, including the ability to communicate in French.
Rousseau announced his retirement earlier this year following controversy over his response to a fatal incident involving Air Canada (TSX:AC.B) pilots at New York's LaGuardia Airport, after criticism that he did not initially offer condolences in French.
Air Canada board chair Vagn Sørensen said the airline was pleased to appoint an executive with more than 25 years of international aviation experience.
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