Manila Bulletin
September 25, 2012
MANILA, Philippines — Air France KLM announced the appointment of Jurriaan Stelder as new General Manager for South China Sea covering the Philippines, Malaysia and Brunei. He recently replaced Cees Ursem who has moved to Cairo, Egypt for a new assignment.
Stelder first joined KLM in 1998 after he graduated from Universiteit Twente in the Netherlands with a Masters Degree in Technical Business Administration. He has spent his working career in the Netherlands and Kenya. He was posted in Nairobi, Kenya for three years as Commercial Director for Eastern Africa before moving in to Manila in August 2012 to assume his new position as General Manager for South China Sea region.
“The region South China Sea is growing fast in a challenging environment. I am honored and excited to have the responsibility to further build on Air France KLM’s historically strong position in this region,” said Stelder.
Air France KLM, the result of a merger between Air France and KLM in 2004, is one of the leading European air transport groups. Its main activities are the air transport of passengers and cargo as well as aircraft maintenance.
In 2011, Air France KLM carried 75.8 million passengers and 1.1 million tonnes of cargo. The group’s fleet comprises more 586 aircraft, including 173 regional aircraft operated by its partners Brit Air, City Jet, Regional and KLM Cityhopper.
Its network covers 230 destinations in 113 countries from its hubs at Paris-Charles de Gaulle and Amsterdam-Schiphol. The Flying Blue frequent flyer programme is leader in Europe and has over 20 million members. With their partners Delta and Alitalia, Air France and KLM operate the biggest transatlantic joint venture with more than 250 daily flights.
Air France and KLM are members of the SkyTeam alliance which has 15 member airlines, offering customers access to a global network of over 14,500 daily flights to 926 destinations in 173 countries.
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