IATA's board of governors has recommended Air France-KLM chief executive Alexandre de Juniac to succeed Tony Tyler as director general.
Subject to confirmation at the airline association's annual general meeting in Dublin, being held on 1-3 June, de Juniac will take over the role from Tyler, who is retiring, "after a short handover period", says IATA.
"Under Tony Tyler's leadership IATA has grown stronger," says IATA chairman Andres Conesa, also the chief executive of Aeromexico. "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.
"Alexandre's broad experience in aviation and government makes him the ideal candidate to take our association to even greater heights."
De Juniac says he is "excited" to succeed Tyler, adding: "IATA has a critical role to play in supporting the success of the aviation industry – leading advocacy, safeguarding the industry's money, building the standards that underpin global connectivity and partnering with stakeholders and governments to drive important changes. I look forward to leading IATA as it supports safe, efficient and sustainable global connectivity."
He has led Air France-KLM since 2013, and before that was chief executive of Air France, a position he assumed in 2011. He had previously held positions at Thales and within the French government.
Tyler predicts that de Juniac will be "a great leader" for the association, adding: "He knows the business well and brings valuable experience from both government and industry... I can't think of a better person to lead the IATA team and I look forward to handing over the job in a few months' time."
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