National Carrier Kenya Airways has announced that Allan Kilavuka will take over the company’s Chief Executive Officer effective January 1st,2020. Allan, who is the current CEO of KQ’s budget carrier and subsidiary, Jambojet has over 20 years experience in corporate management and has been part of Multinational corporations such as Deloitte and then General Electric {G.E} where he held various senior leadership positions before joining Jambojet.
The early morning statement to shareholders and the media read:
“The Board of Kenya Airways Plc wishes to announce that effective January 1, 2020, Allan Kilavuka, who is currently the Chief Executive Officer of Kenya Airways’ subsidiary Jambojet Limited, has been appointed to take on the role of acting Chief Executive Officer of Kenya Airways until a substantive CEO for Kenya Airways has been recruited and appointed. Allan will also continue his role as Chief Executive Officer of Jambojet during the interim period of recruitment.
The Board wishes to emphasize that the recruitment process for a substantive Chief Executive Officer with the necessary experience and knowledge was initiated upon the announcement of Sebastian Mikosz’s decision to leave the airline at the end of 2019. The process is still actively on going and the Board will inform all our stakeholders once a suitable candidate has been identified. The Board wishes to thank Allan for accepting to take on the acting Chief Executive Officer role in addition to his other duties and looks forward to key support from our stakeholders during this transition period.”
Kenya Airways has been on various restructuring plans amidst losses that have threatened to bring down Kenya’s national carrier and once considered the most profitable airline in Africa. The most recent plan by KQ to work with Kenya Airports Authority and to oversee the day to day running of The Jomo Kenyatta International Airport was thwarted when Kenyan Lawmakers rejected the offer.
