His first challenges are to consolidate the airline’s extraordinary monetary and operational outcomes, full the acquisition of Air Europa, and make sure the competitiveness of the corporate’s dealing with operation – by a brand new firm – and upkeep companies.
Marco Sansavini is taking on from Fernando Candela as president of Iberia. “Fernando Candela needed to cope with essential points, and he dealt with them with nice success, together with your complete workforce. This has allowed Iberia to realize the perfect ends in its historical past in 2023,” says Sansavini.
The corporate introduced report outcomes of 940 million euros final 12 months and consolidated its operational excellence, each within the buyer satisfaction index (NPS) and when it comes to punctuality.
For the brand new president of Iberia, this reveals that “the transformation that started with Luis Gallego greater than ten years in the past is bearing fruit.”
The second problem confronted by Sansavini is, he says, “to raise Madrid to the extent of the hubs of northern Europe, getting Spain and Iberia to be a part of the Champions’ League of aviation. This may solely be achieved by a robust airline that may join Spain with many extra locations, therefore the very important significance of the Air Europa buy operation.”
IAG and Iberia, he says, have made “a really bold provide to ensure competitors on the routes the place we function and we belief that the European Fee will approve the operation, which is vital for the connectivity of the Madrid hub, for customers, employment and tourism, and the Spanish financial system.”
Because the third notable problem, Iberia’s new president is concentrated on “guaranteeing the competitiveness and future growth of the dealing with – for which IAG is creating a brand new firm – and upkeep enterprise.”
Sansavini begins his mandate with “quite a lot of confidence sooner or later.” He believes that Iberia will overcome all its challenges due to the big professionalism and spirit of the corporate’s workforce and all those that make it up, which relies on ardour and soul, as seen within the every day work of our floor groups, our cabin crews and our pilots, an unbeatable reference within the trade. Collectively, they’ve made it attainable for Iberia to get to the place it’s,” he factors out.
“This cohesive motion,” highlights the brand new president, “has been the important thing to Iberia’s success in recent times. That’s the reason I wish to make it clear from my first day on the head of the corporate that Iberia will all the time rigorously adjust to the agreements reached with the representatives of its employees, in all sectors, and can make each effort to consolidate social peace by widespread sense, a basic pillar of its transformation within the final eleven years.”
The First Modifications of This New Stage
Sansavini introduced the brand new Iberia Administration Committee, the place he has made adjustments to raised face the corporate’s subsequent challenges. The brand new committee is made up of:
- Rafael Jiménez Hoyos: Manufacturing Director
- María Jesús López Solás: Business, Community Growth, Alliances and Shoppers Director
- Gabriel Perdiguero: Finance, Transformation and Know-how Director
- Juan Cierco: Company Director
- José Luis de Luna: Labour Relations, Authorized and Human Sources Administration Director
- Maria Bello: Folks and Range Director
- Enrique Robledo: Upkeep Director
The Airport Administration Division could have a presence within the Administration Committee below the management of José Luis de Luna till the creation of the brand new firm.
The earlier Monetary Director, Elena Baillo, was appointed to cowl Fernando Candela’s tenure and returns, after doing a wonderful job, to her earlier place as Monetary Director of Iberia Categorical.
A Firm Man with A Lengthy Profession in Aviation
Marco Sansavini returns to Iberia, the place for eight years, between 2012 and 2020, he was Business Director. He was a part of the workforce that, led by Luis Gallego, designed and carried out the profitable transformation of the corporate.
In 2020 he was appointed CEO of Vueling, one other of the IAG Group airways. There, he strengthened Vueling with a metamorphosis course of that turned it into among the finest low-cost corporations in Europe.
Marco Sansavini’s profession within the aviation sector started in 1995, when he joined KLM. He held varied administration positions and took part in its merger course of with Air France. In 2004 he joined Air France-KLM as vice-president of International Enterprise and carried out varied roles on the group and its subsidiary, Alitalia, till 2012.
He has a bachelor’s diploma in economics from the College of Bologna and a grasp’s diploma in enterprise administration from the IMD in Lausanne. His lengthy skilled profession has allowed him to stay in Milan, Rome, Zurich, Amsterdam, Paris, Madrid, and Barcelona.
Marco Sansavini was born in Bologna. He’s married and has three youngsters.
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