Allan Kilavuka has been appointed as the interim CEO of Kenya Airways (KQ) to replace Sebastian Mikosz who exits the airline at the end of this month.
In a statement on Monday, the KQ Board said Kilavuka, who is the current CEO of Jambojet, will be in charge of the airline until they identify a substantive chief executive.
“The Board wishes to emphasize that the recruitment process for a substantive Chief Executive Officer with the necessary experience and knowledge was initiated upon the announcement of Sebastian Mikosz’s decision to leave the airline at the end of 2019,” the board stated.
“The process is still actively ongoing and the Board will inform all our stakeholders once a suitable candidate has been identified.”
Mikosz, who has been at the helm of KQ since May 2017, announced in May this year that he was stepping down from the loss-making airline before the expiry of his term in June, 2020 citing personal reasons. During his tenure, the national carrier cut its losses to just under Sh6 billion in the year ended March, 2018 from a record Sh26.2 billion two years earlier.
Kilavuka joined Jambojet in 2018 to replace former chief executive Willem Hondius and will take over KQ in an acting capacity on January 1st, 2020.
“Allan will also continue his role as Chief Executive Officer of Jambojet during the interim period of recruitment,” the KQ Board added.
