oneworld names Rob Gurney as CEO

oneworld announced (31-Aug-2016) the appointment of Rob Gurney as the alliance's new CEO. He succeeds Bruce Ashby, who announced in Jan-2016 that he would be stepping down from the role in summer 2016 after more than five years in the position. Rob Gurney will join oneworld in Oct-2016 after leaving Emirates, where he served as SVP commercial operations for the Americas. He has substantial experience of airline alliances with much of his 25-year career in the industry spent with oneworld founding members British Airways and Qantas. [more - original PR]