Global InformationYvonne Makolo information
Yvonne Manzi Makolo | |
|---|---|
| Born | Rwanda |
| Nationality | Rwandan |
| Citizenship | Rwandan |
| Alma mater | McGill University |
| Occupation | IT Specialist & Business Executive |
| Years active | 1993 — present |
| Known for | Business, management |
| Title | Chief Executive Officer Rwandair |
Yvonne Manzi Makolo is a Rwandan IT specialist , and serves as the Chief Executive Officer of RwandAir, the national airline of Rwanda. She was appointed to that position on 6 April 2018.[1] [2] Prior to that, she was the Deputy CEO responsible for corporate affairs, from April 2017 until April 2018.
Yvonne Makolo, the CEO of RwandAir, on June 5, 2023 assumed office as the Chair of the Board of Governors of the International Aviation International Air Transport Association (IATA). She became the 81st chair of the IATA BoG and the first woman to take on this role, an impetus in the organ’s global initiative of driving gender balance within the aviation industry. Makolo succeeds Mehmet Tevfik Nane, Pegasus Airlines Chairperson of the Board. In her remarks, she said that leading a medium-sized airline in Africa has instilled in her a unique perspective on issues that airlines hold in common.
- ^ Times Reporter (6 April 2018). "Rwanda: Makolo Appointed New CEO of Rwandair". The New Times (Rwanda). Kigali. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
- ^ Kagina, Alice (5 June 2023). "It's a first as RwandAir's Makolo assumes role as new IATA board chair". The New Times. Retrieved 30 March 2024.