Air Canada Eyes SAS CEO Anko van der Werff After 5 Years at Carrier

1 articles · Updated · Bloomberg · Jul 2

Anko van der Werff has emerged as a leading candidate to become Air Canada's next chief executive, according to people familiar with the matter.
Michael Rousseau said in March he would step down after backlash over a corporate video in which he did not speak French, turning succession into a politically sensitive choice.
Van der Werff has run SAS for about five years, helping the Scandinavian airline exit bankruptcy and rebuild operations after the pandemic.
His broader airline resume includes leading Avianca from 2019 to 2021 and senior roles at Aeromexico, Qatar Airways and Air France-KLM.