Air
France-KLM has announced that Pieter Bootsma, executive vice
president and chief strategy officer, is to leave his position effective January 1st, 2024.
Bootsma has decided to pursue his
career in the Netherlands, outside of the airline industry.
Benjamin Smith, CEO of Air France-KLM said: “I sincerely thank Pieter Bootsma for his invaluable and
extraordinary contribution to KLM and to the Group over the past 30
years.
“Pieter
played a central role in the creation of our Group and the establishment
of some of our most strategic pillars. A strong team player with
extraordinary business acumen and in-depth knowledge of our industry, he
will be sorely missed but we wish him all the best in his future
endeavors”.
An alumnus of both the Technical University of Twente (Netherlands)
and Columbia University (USA), Bootsma initially joined KLM in
1993.
Throughout his career, he held various high profile positions in
the field of network planning and alliances, and led the full
integration of Air France-KLM’s Pricing and Revenue Management divisions
from 2008 onwards.
He joined the Group’s Executive Committee in 2013
after being appointed executive vice president – commercial.
In 2019, he became the Group’s chief revenue officer and was last
appointed executive vice president and chief strategy officer in August
2022.
Bootsma's replacement has not yet been announced.