The General Manager of Aerolíneas Argentinas, Abbott Reynal, will leave the company at the end of September to return to the private activity.
Reynal was the financial chief of Aerolíneas from February 2017 to the end of said year, when he took the general management of the company. The officer had joined the state management in March 2016, when he became the Inter-ministerial Coordination Secretary of the State Chief Department.
“Thanks to Mr. Abbott for all the effort and time devoted to Aerolíneas Argentinas -said Luis Malvido, President of the company-. During its management, the company implemented a cost reduction which made it possible to cut subsidies from the State by 50%. Operation improvements were also achieved and this led to hit a record in terms of punctuality”.
Reynal came from the private sector. He worked at the Holland bank Rabobank for 9 years, where he occupied positions in Chile and the USA. Before that, he had worfed in Boston Consulting Group and Merrill Lynch.
The general management of the company will be taken over by its President, Mr. Luis Malvido.
PRESS CONTACT
Marcelo Canton – AEROLÍNEAS ARGENTINAS
Press & Media Relations Manager
marcelo.canton@aerolineas.com.ar
+54 11 3723-9067
ABOUT AEROLÍNEAS ARGENTINAS
Founded in 1950, Aerolíneas Argentinas is one of the leading companies in South America. From its operational base at Aeroparque Jorge Newbery and Ezeiza International Airport in Buenos Aires, the company flies to 22 international destinations in the Americas and Europe. Together with Austral Líneas Aéreas, Aerolíneas Argentinas operates flights to 37 destinations in Argentina, and provides dynamic connections between Argentina and the region through its re-inaugurated operations center at Aeroparque Jorge Newbery. Aerolíneas Group is currently carrying out a program for the renewal of its fleet, consisting of Airbus 330, Airbus 340, Boeing 737-700/800, MAX and Embraer 190 aircraft. Since September 2012, Aerolíneas Argentinas is a member of the SkyTeam global alliance.