(TAN): SAS’ board of directors has appointed Anko Van der Werff as president and CEO, the airline said in a statement. He will join the company by July 15 latest. Karl Sandlund, chief commercial officer at SAS, will be acting president and CEO till his joining.
Van der Werff is a 45-year-old Dutch native who currently leads the airline group at Avianca Holdings in Colombia.
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Chairman of the board of directors, Carsten Dilling, said: “Anko has deep knowledge of the airline industry and long experience from different international carriers. This will be important tackling the challenges SAS will be facing in the years to come, in an unpredictable post Covid-19 recovery period. He is well familiar with Scandinavia and I believe that he will be a great cultural match for SAS.”
“I am very honored to be the new CEO of SAS. SAS is the leading carrier of Scandinavia with a strong brand and a proud aviation history which has been of great importance for connecting the region domestically and with the rest of the world,” said Anko Van der Werff.
