SAS CEO to step down in 2027 to lead Air Canada (updated)
08/07/2026 13:41
UPDATE 1-SAS CEO to step down in 2027 to lead Air Canada Adds detail in paragraph 2
COPENHAGEN, July 8 (Reuters) - The CEO of SAS, Anko van der Werff, will leave the company at the beginning of 2027 to become the new chief executive of Canadian carrier Air Canada AC.TO, the Scandinavian airline said on Wednesday.
Van der Werff, who joined SAS in 2021, will remain in his current role until departure, the company said in a statement. The Scandinavian airline, which is part-owned by Air France-KLM AIRF.PA, will begin the process of appointing a successor, it added.
(Reporting by Louise Rasmussen, editing by Essi Lehto)
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