Guillaume Halleux joins Swissport International AG from Qatar Airways as Chief Commercial Officer (CCO) and member of the executive leadership team. He will execute Swissport's commercial agenda in developing existing and building new client relationships and drive the acquisition of new business.
Halleux brings over 25 years of experience and joins Swissport from Qatar Airways Cargo, where he served as Chief Officer Cargo at the airline's Doha head office. Prior to that, he served as the airline's Vice President Cargo Asia Pacific. He started his career with Air France in 1997, where he held several positions in logistics and business development before joining the SkyTeam Cargo US joint venture between Air France, Delta Airlines and Korean Air. Later he was appointed Regional Director for Hong Kong and South China at Air France-KLM. A French citizen, Halleux holds a master's in business administration from ICN Business School in Nancy, France.
It is Swissport's ambition to anchor its brand as the go-to service partner for airlines worldwide. Stable customer relationships are a prerequisite, especially if a collaboration is to evolve toward an integrated hub management arrangement. Swissport's executive team has a thorough understanding of what airlines seek, and this makes us the partner of choice for airlines that seek the stability of reliable, safe and cost-efficient operations.