Amsterdam Schiphol airport names Sondag interim CEO after summer chaos

Eneco Energy

21/10/2022 15:45

AMSTERDAM, Oct 21 (Reuters) - Amsterdam's Schiphol
airport said on Friday it had appointed Ruud Sondag, former
chief executive of Dutch utility Eneco, as its interim CEO,
following the resignation last month of his predecessor Dick
Benschop after months of chaos at the airport.
    In a statement, Schiphol says Sondag's appointment will be
effective on Nov. 1 and will last until Aug. 31.
    Passengers at Schiphol have faced long lines for security
checks over the summer due to a shortage of workers, causing
many travellers to miss their flight.
    "The procedure to find a definitive successor was started by
the supervisory board immediately after Dick Benschop announced
his resignation. This process obviously takes some time and will
naturally continue," Schiphol airport said.
    "This process obviously takes some time and will naturally
continue (...) the supervisory board considers it desirable to
quickly appoint an interim CEO (...) whose priority is to
swiftly bring the operational processes at Schiphol up to the
level that passengers and airlines are entitled to expect."
 (Reporting by Benoit Van Overstraeten; Editing by David Evans)
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