Air France appoints Anne Rigail as its new CEO

Proposed by Benjamin Smith, CEO of the Air France-KLM Group, and approved by the board of directors of Air France-KLM, the management of Air France appointed Anne Rigail as its CEO, during the meeting held on December 12 of 2018.
Previously, executive vice president of the Air France Customer area, Anne Rigail will assume her new role as CEO of Air France on December 17, 2018, and will replace Benjamin Smith, who was appointed interim CEO of Air France.
"I thank Benjamin Smith for the excellent work he has done as interim CEO of Air France," said Anne-Marie Couderc, chairman of the Board of Directors of the Air France-KLM Group. "Under his leadership, our airline has taken decisive steps quickly by renewing a constructive social dialogue and proposing a new executive management structure, as can be seen with the arrival of Anne Rigail. I wish Anne much success in her new position, for the benefit of both Air France and the Air France-KLM Group. I am very happy that she has accepted this new and exciting challenge. "
"We are happy that Anne Rigail becomes the new executive director of Air France," said Benjamin Smith. "Anne is a connoisseur of the airline industry, and throughout her career, she has always paid special attention to employees, implementing various projects and transformations, and has placed our passengers as a priority in everything she does. and commitment of each employee, I am confident that we can face the current challenges of Air France and guarantee excellence in service to all our customers, I have full faith that Anne will manage to transform Air France, together with Pieter Elbers, President and CEO of Air France. KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, the Air France-KLM Group is taking an important step in its reorganization, to regain its place in the market".