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Julia Simpson to take over the helms of WTTC

May 14, 20211217 Views

Gloria Guevara steps down as President & CEO of the travel organisation The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC), which represents the global Travel & Tourism private sector, has announced the departure of Gloria Guevara after four years leading the global tourism body. The former Tourism Secretary of Mexico, Guevara, joined WTTC in August 2017, has led WTTC and its Members through a transformational agenda over the past years, including the sector’s significant impact from the COVID-19 pandemic. Guevara was the strong voice in leading the global Travel & Tourism sector through its the most difficult year in history and has helped unite the sector and define the path for the recovery. Julia Simpson (left) and Gloria Guevara (right) International Airlines Group...

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Willie Walsh will now head the IATA

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November 25, 2020779 Views

Industry veteran Willie Walsh will now lead the International Air Transport Association (IATA) as the new Director General. IATA announced leadership major changes approved by the 76th IATA Annual General Meeting (AGM) in Geneva. Robin Hayes, CEO of JetBlue is now the Chair of the IATA Board of Governors (BoG), succeeding Carsten Spohr, Chair IATA BoG (2019-2020) and CEO of Lufthansa. Hayes will serve a term commencing immediately and ending at the conclusion of the Association’s 78th Annual General Meeting to be held in 2022. Hayes will serve an extended term as Chair covering two AGMs due the disruption to governance cycles necessitated by the COVID-19 crisis.Rickard Gustafson, CEO of SAS Group will serve as Chairman of the BoG from the conclusion of the 78th IATA AGM in 2022 u...