Alexandre de Juniac, chairman and CEO of Air France-KLM, is set to succeed retiring IATA director general and CEO Tony Tyler.
His appointment has been unanimously approved by the IATA Board of Governors and will be confirmed at its AGM in Dublin in June.
Once approved, he will take up duties as the head of the association after a short handover period.
"Under Tony Tyler’s leadership IATA has grown stronger. This has been achieved by building partnerships across the industry and with governments, and by increasing the diversity of business models within IATA’s membership that has grown to 264 airlines," said Andres Conesa, CEO of Aeromexico and chairman of the IATA Board of Governors.
"Alexandre’s broad experience in aviation and government makes him the ideal candidate to take our association to even greater heights."
Before joining Air France in 1995, de Juniac held various leadership positions in Thales, the French aerospace, defense and transport company.
He has also held senior positions in the French government.
