Peter Albers is a Dutch businessman. He is the former CEO and Chairman of KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, the major carrier airline of the Netherlands. He is an aviation enthusiast who has spent over 22 years working at KLM. In May 2022, he was appointed as the new CEO of Indian airline carrier, IndiGo.
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Wiki/Biography
Peter Albers was born on Monday 11 May 1970 (Age 52 years; by 2022) in Schiedam, South Holland. There he attended De Singal – Primo Shidam School for his early education. In 1987, he went to Fontys University of Applied Sciences in Venlo to pursue graduate studies in Logistics Management and graduated in 1991. Subsequently, he did a Masters in Business Administration from the Open University of the Netherlands. In 2006, he also attended Columbia Business School in Colombia, South America, to pursue executive education.
Physical Appearance
Hair Color: Walnut
Eye colour: dark brown
Family and ethnicity
Peter Albers comes from a Christian family.
wife and children
Peter Albers is married to Marjolein Albers and the couple have three children.
Peter Albers with his wife Marjolein Albers
livelihood
In 1992, he started his career at KLM as a Schiphol Handling Executive and held this position for three years. After working in various executive roles, he was promoted to General Manager Mediterranean at KLM in 2000. In 2002, he became general manager of the Japan and Korea region and held the position for three years. In 2005, he became Senior Vice President of Networks and Alliances and took over the design and development of KLM’s international network for 140 routes. During that time, his roles and responsibilities also included expanding joint ventures and partnerships with existing partners and forming new partnerships. In January 2011, he became Chief Operating Officer of KLM, after which he was promoted to Chairman and CEO and operated the company from Amstelveen. (LinkedIn)
Peter Albers in an interview for KLM Airlines
In April 2019, at the end of his first term as CEO of KLM, there were rumors of him stepping down, and approximately 71% of the KLM workforce (approximately 25000 employees) signed a petition calling for him to remain in office. . , There was a letter along with this petition and in it an employee had written,
If Peter Albers was forced to step down there would be a very real risk of unrest among staff and unclear and potentially unstable management.’
In May 2022, after working at KLM for 22 years and 5 months, he resigned from his post and was appointed as the CEO of IndiGo. Announcing the news, IndiGo said,
The Board of Directors of the Company, at its meeting held today, May 18, 2022, has approved the appointment of Mr. Peter Albers as Chief Executive Officer and Whole-time Director of the Company, subject to necessary regulatory and shareholders’ approval. Approval.’
net worth
Peter Albers has an estimated net worth of $5 million. (About.)
Facts/General Knowledge
- Albers was appointed as CEO of IndiGo a few days after the appointment of Campbell Wilson as Air India’s new CEO, and onlookers speculated that Albers would have been a better choice for Air India.
- He is also a member of the Board of Governors of the International Air Transport Association (IATA).
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