Alexandre de Juniac

Alexandre de Juniac
De Juniac in 2018
Born	(1962-11-10) 10 November 1962 (age 62) Neuilly-sur-Seine, France
Education	Lycée Pasteur
Alma mater	École Polytechnique, ÉNA
Occupation	Businessman
Children	4[1]

Alexandre de Juniac (born 10 November 1962) is a French businessman.[2]

Career

Public sector

De Juniac served as an adviser to Nicolas Sarkozy at the Ministry of Budgets and Christine Lagarde at the Ministry of Economics and Finance when they were French ministers.[3]

In his role at the Ministry of Economics and Finance, de Juniac worked closely on a 900 million euro capital increase the state-controlled nuclear group Areva announced in 2010. That same, a French government ethics body opposed his nomination to succeed Anne Lauvergeon as CEO of Areva, arguing that his role as chief of staff of Lagarde would be "incompatible" with the position.[4]

Private sector

De Juniac served as the chairman and CEO of Air France (2011–2013) and CEO of Air France–KLM (2013–2016). His predecessor Pierre-Henri Gourgeon had personally advocated for de Juniac, who had no previous experience in the airline industry at that point, to succeed him at Air France.[5] He later succeeded Jean-Cyril Spinetta as CEO of parent company Air France-KLM.[6] During his tenure, he was credited with restructuring Air France-KLM without, for the most part, setting off a major conflict with the company’s unions. Right after becoming CEO in 2013, de Juniac launched an efficiency plan called Perform 2020, which, among other things, envisaged the expansion of the group’s Transavia budget airline.[7] But in 2014, plans to open bases for Transavia outside France led to a 15-day pilot strike.[8]

De Juniac became Director General and CEO of the International Air Transport Association on 1 September 2016.[9] He stood down from the role at the end of March 2021.[10]

In 2023, management consulting firm Oliver Wyman appointed de Juniac as Senior Advisor for its transportation practice.[11]

Other activities

• Indigo Group, Member of the Board of Directors (since 2023)[12][13]
• Simaero, Member of the Board of Directors[14]
• JetAirlines, Member of the Board of Directors[15]
• Riyadh Air, Member of the Board of Directors[16]
• Afiniti, Member of the Advisory Board[17]
• Europcar, Chair of the Board of Directors (2021–2022)
• Arkema, Member of the Board of Directors (2018–2021)[18][19]
• Vivendi, Member of the Board of Directors (2013–2017)[20][21]

References

1. "Alexandre de Juniac, le redresseur d'Air France-KLM s'envole vers des cieux plus cléments" [Alexander de Juniac, the rectifier of Air France-KLM flies to the heavier heavens]. Challenges (in French). 5 April 2016.
2. Stothard, Michael (16 March 2014). "Alexandre de Juniac, chairman and chief executive, Air France-KLM". Financial Times.
3. Michael Stothard (5 April 2016), Air France-KLM chief executive steps down Financial Times.
4. Benjamin Mallet (15 December 2010), French ethics body nixes Areva CEO candidacy-source Reuters.
5. Nicola Clark (17 October 2011) Air France Fires Its Chief Executive New York Times.
6. Cyril Altmeyer (25 March 2013), Air France-KLM says Juniac to replace Spinetta as CEO Reuters.
7. Michael Stothard (5 April 2016), Air France-KLM chief executive steps down Financial Times.
8. Cyril Altmeyer and Tim Hepher (5 April 2016), Air France-KLM CEO to step down to run airlines body IATA Reuters.
9. "Alexandre de Juniac, Director General and CEO". IATA. Archived from the original on 2017-03-19. Retrieved 2017-04-02.
10. "African Aerospace - IATA's Alexandre de Juniac to step down as director general". Archived from the original on 2020-11-26. Retrieved 2020-11-25.
11. Alexandre De Juniac Joins Oliver Wyman As Senior Advisor To Support Its Transportation Practice Oliver Wyman, press release of 4 April 2023.
12. Alexandre de Juniac, nouveau président du conseil de surveillance d’Indigo Group Indigo Group, press release of 25 September 2023.
13. Maud Kenigswald (13 October 2023), L'ex-PDG d'Air France-KLM Alexandre de Juniac arrive à une place stratégique chez les parkings Indigo Le Figaro.
14. Alexandre De Juniac Joins Oliver Wyman As Senior Advisor To Support Its Transportation Practice Oliver Wyman, press release of 4 April 2023.
15. Alexandre De Juniac Joins Oliver Wyman As Senior Advisor To Support Its Transportation Practice Oliver Wyman, press release of 4 April 2023.
16. Alexandre De Juniac Joins Oliver Wyman As Senior Advisor To Support Its Transportation Practice Oliver Wyman, press release of 4 April 2023.
17. "Afiniti Executives".
18. Appointments and renewals of term of offices in Arkema’s Board of Directors Arkema, press release of 21 February 2018.
19. Decision of the board of directors’ meeting of 9 november 2021 Arkema, press release of 10 November 2021.
20. Vivendi will propose five Supervisory Board members at its Annual General Meeting on April Vivendi, press release of 4 March 2013.
21. Mathieu Rosemain and Gwenaelle Barzic (7 March 2017), Bollore tightens grip on Vivendi's supervisory board Reuters.

Business positions
Preceded by Jean-Cyril Spinetta	CEO of Air France-KLM 2013–2016	Succeeded by Jean-Marc Janaillac
Preceded by Tony Tyler	Director General of the International Air Transport Association 2016–2021	Succeeded by Willie Walsh