Appointments at the Air France-KLM Group

Air France-KLM today announces the appointment[1] of:

Oltion Carkaxhija, currently Executive Vice President, Strategy and Transformation, Air France-KLM, as Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer, Air France-KLM. His scope of responsibility will notably cover Transformation & associated projects, IT and Group Fleet.

Caroline Hadrbolec, currently Senior Vice President, Human Resources, Air France-KLM, as Executive Vice President, Human Resources, Air France-KLM. 

Pierre-Olivier Bandet, currently Executive Vice President, Information Systems, Air France-KLM as Executive Vice President, Cargo, Air France-KLM. 

Henri de Peyrelongue, currently Executive Vice President, Marketing, Air France-KLM as Executive Vice President, SAS Integration[2], Air France-KLM.

These nominations are effective as of today, October 1st, 2025.

Oltion Carkaxhija, Caroline Hadrbolec, Pierre-Olivier Bandet and Henri de Peyrelongue will continue to report to Benjamin Smith, CEO of the Air France-KLM Group.

Following these appointments, the Group Executive Committee will consist of Benjamin Smith (CEO of Air France-KLM), Anne Rigail (CEO of Air France), Marjan Rintel (President and CEO of KLM), Steven Zaat (CFO of Air France-KLM), Oltion Carkaxhija (COO of Air France-KLM), Adriaan den Heijer (CCO of Air France-KLM), Pierre-Olivier Bandet (EVP Cargo, Air France-KLM),  Alexandre Boissy (EVP Corporate Secretary, Air France-KLM), Anne Brachet (EVP Engineering and Maintenance, Air France-KLM), Caroline Hadrbolec (EVP Human Resources, Air France-KLM), and Henri de Peyrelongue (EVP SAS Integration, Air France-KLM).

High resolution pictures and biographies of the members of the Group Executive Committee are available on airfranceklm.com 

In addition, Ekbel Bouzgarrou, currently Vice President Air France-KLM Information Technology and Services, will be appointed Senior Vice President Information Systems,Air France-KLM and will report to Oltion Carkaxhija.

“I wish to warmly congratulate Oltion Carkaxhija, Caroline Hadrbolec, Pierre-Olivier Bandet and Henri de Peyrelongue on their new roles within our Group”, said Benjamin Smith, CEO of Air France-KLM. “Each brings a wealth of experience and a deep commitment to excellence that will be instrumental in shaping the future of Air France-KLM, at a pivotal moment in our history. I also want to congratulate Ekbel Bouzgarrou for his great contribution and expansion of his role. Together, this team is poised to strengthen our operations, foster our company culture and talent development, drive innovation and elevate the experience we deliver to our customers worldwide.”