Oneworld has picked John McCulloch to succeed Peter Buecking as managing partner (chief executive). Buecking was last month named president of communications services provider Sita.
McCulloch is Oneworld vice-president marketing and previously worked for Cathay Pacific Airways for 15 years. He was confirmed as successor at the alliance's recent governing board meeting in Washington DC.
McCulloch will work from Oneworld's base in Vancouver, Canada, and will report to the chief executives of member airlines Aer Lingus, American Airlines, British Airways, Cathay Pacific, Finnair, Iberia, LanChile and Qantas.
Oneworld says it has contributed more than $2 billion to its member airlines' balance sheets over the past three years, through revenue generation and cost savings.
Source: Flight International
