The Governing Board of Air France, which met on 16 November 2011, has approved the appointment of Alexandre de Juniac as Chairman and CEO of Air France. This appointment takes immediate effect.

Jean-Cyril Spinetta, Chairman and CEO of the Air France-KLM Group, has resigned from his position as Chairman and CEO of Air France, which he held temporarily from 17 October 2011 and from his position on the board of directors of Air France.

Born on 10 November 1962, Alexandre de Juniac is a graduate of the Ecole Polytechnique de Paris and the Ecole Nationale de l’Administration (1988, “Michel de Montaigne” class).

During his career, he has held the following positions:

1988 Auditor then Master of Petitions and Deputy Secretary General of the Conseil d’Etat (State Council)
1993 Technical advisor then Assistant Director, responsible for issues related to communication in the cabinet of Nicolas Sarkozy at the Department of Budget
1995 Director of planning and development at Thomson SA
1997 Sales Director of Sextant Avionics
1998 Director of the economic interest grouping CNS Avionics, a joint venture between Sextant Avionics and Dassault Electronics
1999 Secretary General of Thomson-CSF which became Thales in December 2000
2004 SVP in charge of the Aviation Systems division at Thales
2008 General Manager for Asia, Africa, the Middle East and Latin America at Thales
2009 Private Secretary to Christine Lagarde, Minister for the Economy, Industry and Employment
2011 Chairman and CEO of Air France