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Air NZ announces Fyfe's successor
July 1st 2012
Air New Zealand’s head of long-haul operations, Christopher Luxon, is to take over as the airline’s CEO when Rob Fyfe leaves the airline in December. Read More »
Luxon’s rapid rise follows the pattern of his soon-to-be predecessor. Fyfe had never worked in an airline until he joined the carrier as chief information officer in 2003. He took over from chief executive Ralph Norris in 2005.
New Zealander Luxon had held senior positions at Unilever in Australia, North America and Asia, before he joined the Auckland-based carrier 14 months ago.
Said Air NZ chairman, John Palmer: “Christopher has world class strategic, commercial, leadership and stakeholder management capabilities spread across multiple markets. These have been highly evident to the board since he has been with the company. We have seen him affect positive commercial outcomes in our toughest operating division.”
