Ethiopian Airlines CEO Tewolde GebreMariam has been re-appointed to the International Air Transport Association (IATA) board of governors for a three year-term.
The IATA board of governors comprises of 30 members who are elected from the world’s biggest carriers included in IATA and approved by the assembly.
The Board of Governors acts as the government of IATA and represents 290 airlines in over 120 countries, carrying 82% of the world’s air traffic. The governors are eligible to exercise an oversight and executive role on behalf of the membership as a whole in representing the interests of the association.
GebreMariam has also served as a member on the High-level Advisory Group on Sustainable Transport (HLAG-ST) with United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, as an executive committee member of the African Airlines Association (AFRAA), a board member of the Airlink Advisory Council, A member of board of directors of Africa Travel Association (ATA).