Finnair’s Pekka Vauramo to be oneworld Governing Board Chairman

Pekka Vauramo, Chief Executive of Finnair, has been nominated by the Governing Board of the oneworld global airline alliance to serve as its Chairman for the two years ahead. He took up the role at oneworld’s mid-year Board meeting, held in Cancun, where airline industry leaders from around the world are gathering for the IATA annual meeting which opened June 5. He succeeds Ivan Chu, who has moved on from his role as Chief Executive of Cathay Pacific Airways to become Chairman of John Swire & Sons (China), after leading the alliance for two years. His successor as Cathay Pacific Chief Executive Officer, Rupert Hogg, has also taken his position on the oneworld Governing Board.