KLM appoints new chief executive officer
KLM has promoted deputy CEO and chief operating officer Pieter Elbers to the role of chief executive officer, replacing Camiel Eurlings.
Even though Eurlings current term doesn’t expire until April 2015, he has decided in joing consultation with the airline’s supervisory board to withdraw with immediate effect as president and CEO .
Hans Smits, chairman of the KLM advisory board, said: "The KLM Supervisory Board would like to thank Camiel Eurlings for his contributions during the four years of his tenure at KLM. We wish Pieter Elbers much success with the new challenges involved in his new position."
Eurlings said: "KLM is and always will remain a fantastic company, where I have had the pleasure of working with passion for the past four years. I would like to wish all 35,000 KLM employees worldwide all the best in the run-up to KLM’s centenary."
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