Air Canada names Anko van der Werff, chief executive of Scandinavian Airlines (SAS), as its next chief executive officer. The Montreal-based airline says he will succeed Michael Rousseau, who is scheduled to retire. Sources report Rousseau’s retirement takes effect at the end of August, while van der Werff is set to take on the Air Canada role in January 2027 and to join the airline’s board of directors by the end of January 2027. One outlet reports van der Werff will remain in his current position at SAS until his planned departure in early 2027. Skift adds that van der Werff speaks French, contrasting with Rousseau’s language situation, and notes he speaks that language plus several others to varying degrees. The appointment therefore sets a transition period between Rousseau’s retirement and van der Werff’s start date, with Air Canada preparing a leadership change from late summer 2026 into January 2027.
Air Canada appoints SAS CEO Anko van der Werff as next chief executive
Air Canada names Anko van der Werff, chief executive of Scandinavian Airlines (SAS), as its next chief executive officer. The Montreal-based airline says he will succeed Michael Rousseau, who is sched...
- Air Canada appoints Anko van der Werff, CEO of Scandinavian Airlines (SAS), as its next CEO.
- Anko van der Werff succeeds Michael Rousseau.
- Rousseau retires effective at the end of August 2026.
- Van der Werff is scheduled to assume the Air Canada CEO role in January 2027.
- Air Canada says he will join Air Canada’s board of directors by the end of January 2027.
MONTREAL — Air Canada has named Scandinavian Airlines head Anko Van der Werff as the Canadian airline's next chief executive.
2 hours agoThe outgoing Air Canada CEO couldn't speak French. His successor speaks that, plus five more to varying degrees.
2 hours agoHe will replace Michael Rousseau, who retires at the end of August, in January next year
2 hours agoScandinavian Airlines chief will remain in current role until departure in early 2027
2 hours agoMONTREAL — Air Canada has named Scandinavian Airlines head Anko Van der Werff as the Canadian airline’s next chief executive. The Montreal-based airline says Van der Werff will assume the job and join Air Canada’s board of directors by the end of January 2027. He succeeds Michael Rousseau, who is set to retire effective Aug. […]
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