The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has appointed Ma Tao as its Regional Vice President (RVP) for North Asia effective from 1 March 2019.
Ma joins IATA from the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) where he is currently the Head of the Airworthiness Certification Center of CAAC. Over his more than 30 years in aviation, Ma served in a number of positions within the CAAC before being appointed as the Permanent Representative of China to the Council of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO). During his tenure at ICAO (2006-2017), Ma held key posts including as the Chair of the Technical Cooperation Committee (2008-2009), the First Vice President of the Council (2010-2011), and the Chair of the Working Group on Governance and Efficiency of the Council (2013-2015).
Ma will be based at IATA’s North Asia Regional Office in Beijing.
