New senior management structure will create two new EVP
positions
MONTREAL, Jan. 12,
2023 /CNW Telbec/ - Air Canada today announced the
retirement of Lucie Guillemette,
Executive Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer. Ms.
Guillemette, who is responsible for the airline's commercial
strategies, will retire at the end of April
2023, ending a highly successful career touching five
decades at Canada's flag
carrier.
Air Canada also announced today
a realigned senior management structure taking effect with Ms.
Guillemette's departure. Mark Nasr,
Senior Vice President, Products, Marketing and eCommerce, will
become Executive Vice President Marketing and Digital, and
President of Aeroplan. Mark Galardo,
Senior Vice President, Network Planning and Revenue Management,
will become Executive Vice President, Revenue and Network Planning,
including responsibility for Air Canada Vacations. The new
appointments will be effective May 1,
2023.
"Starting with her first job as a call centre agent, Lucie has
at every stage of her remarkable, 36-year career contributed to Air
Canada's advancement. She is a leader who inspired her teams and
all employees with her passion for customer service, her deep
personal regard for her colleagues, and her unwavering commitment
to our company's success," said Michael
Rousseau, President and Chief Executive of Air Canada.
"It is no coincidence that Lucie's rise through the senior
management ranks paralleled the transformation of Air Canada into a
leading global carrier, with our revenue doubling and our
profitability growing even faster as we undertook a major,
international network expansion. Capping this, she played a
critical role helping guide Air Canada through the pandemic by
implementing innovative revenue strategies that will now serve as
the foundation for our future. Everyone at Air Canada joins me in
thanking Lucie and heartily wishing her the best for a long,
fulfilling retirement."
Ms. Guillemette began her career at Air Canada in 1987 as a
Customer Service and Sales Agent. She subsequently joined
Passenger Marketing, holding positions in revenue and product
management and was appointed Director, International Products in
2000. She held senior marketing and commercial positions,
including General Manager, Aeroplan Call Center Operations, and
Senior Director, Network Management. She was also Senior
Director, Human Resources.
She became a member of Air Canada's executive team in 2008 as
Vice President, Revenue Management. In 2015, she was named Senior
Vice President, Revenue Optimization, with responsibility for yield
management, pricing strategies, global sales and distribution
activities. In her present role, she has oversight for optimizing
all commercial activities for the airline and its regional
partners, including network planning and management, revenue
performance, product, marketing, branding, sales and distribution
activities worldwide. She is also President of Air Canada
Vacations.
In 2017, Ms. Guillemette was recognized by the Women's Executive
Network as of one Canada's 100
Most Powerful Women in Business in the Corporate Executive
category.
About Air Canada
Air Canada is Canada's largest airline, the country's flag
carrier and a founding member of Star
Alliance, the world's most comprehensive air transportation
network. Air Canada provides
scheduled passenger service directly to 51 airports in Canada, 51 in the
United States and 88 internationally. It holds a Four-Star
ranking from Skytrax. Air Canada's
Aeroplan program is Canada's
premier travel loyalty program, where members can earn or redeem
points on the world's largest airline partner network of 45
airlines, plus through an extensive range of merchandise, hotel and
car rental rewards. Its freight division, Air Canada Cargo,
provides air freight lift and connectivity to hundreds of
destinations across six continents using Air Canada's passenger
flights and cargo-only flights with its fleet of Boeing 767-300
freighters. Air Canada has
committed to a net zero emissions goal from all global operations
by 2050.
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