The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has announced that Saadia Zahidi will become its Director General effective November 1.
Zahidi has worked at the World Economic Forum (WEF) for more than 20 years and currently serves as Managing Director and a member of its Managing Board. She leads the WEF’s Global Communications Group, Global Programming Group, and engagement with academia, civil society, and international organizations. She is also the author of “Fifty Million Rising,” a book that follows the rise of working women in the Muslim world. She holds a bachelor’s degree in economics from Smith College, a master’s degree in international economics from the Graduate Institute, and a master’s degree in public administration from Harvard University. A dual citizen of Switzerland and Pakistan, she will become IATA’s first female Director General, and the ninth person to hold the role.
Current Director General Willie Walsh will step down on July 31 to become Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of IndiGo. Until Zahidi takes office, Chief Financial Officer and Senior Vice President for Corporate Services Sandrine Le Borgne will serve as interim Director General.
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