German Slated to Lead Etihad
The Abu Dhabi-based airline Etihad may be on the verge of appointing Christoph Müller as its chief executive. Formerly CEO of Irish flagship carrier Aer Lingus, he also gave Malaysian Airlines a new lease on life after the twin disasters of 2014.
Former Malaysia Airlines chief executive Christoph Müller is a possible candidate to succeed James Hogan as Etihad’s CEO.
Now, Handelsblatt has learned from Etihad sources that an announcement will be made in the coming days, though a spokesman for the Abu Dhabi-based airline refused to comment on what he called “speculation.”
Mr. Hogan, who reportedly fell out of favor with Etihad’s owners after his investments in European carriers such as Air Berlin and Alitalia proved unprofitable, will step down by June.
Mr. Müller is an industry turnaround expert. Having brought Ireland’s Aer Lingus back from the brink, he breathed life back into Malaysian Airlines after two of its planes crashed within months of each other in 2014.
Mr. Müller has been chief digital officer with the neighboring and arch-rival Persian Gulf carrier Emirates since last September.
The Abu Dhabi-based airline Etihad may be on the verge of appointing Christoph Müller as its chief executive. Formerly CEO of Irish flagship carrier Aer Lingus, he also gave Malaysian Airlines a new lease on life after the twin disasters of 2014.
Former Malaysia Airlines chief executive Christoph Müller is a possible candidate to succeed James Hogan as Etihad’s CEO.
Now, Handelsblatt has learned from Etihad sources that an announcement will be made in the coming days, though a spokesman for the Abu Dhabi-based airline refused to comment on what he called “speculation.”
Mr. Hogan, who reportedly fell out of favor with Etihad’s owners after his investments in European carriers such as Air Berlin and Alitalia proved unprofitable, will step down by June.
Mr. Müller is an industry turnaround expert. Having brought Ireland’s Aer Lingus back from the brink, he breathed life back into Malaysian Airlines after two of its planes crashed within months of each other in 2014.
Mr. Müller has been chief digital officer with the neighboring and arch-rival Persian Gulf carrier Emirates since last September.