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Alexandre de Juniac appointed Chairman and CEO of Air France

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

Source: Air France-KLM

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