Kenya Airways Chief Executive Officer Job Vacancy in Nairobi

Let your career take wings with Kenya Airways

Kenya Airways - ‘the Pride of Africa’ - is a leading regional airline, carrying close to 4 million passengers per year throughout Africa and across the world, with revenues in excess of US$1bn and a staff compliment of 4000. 

The Company, Kenya’s national flag carrier went public in 1996, listing on the Nairobi Stock Exchange, and continues to have significant shareholders including the Kenyan government and KLM. 

Apart from its European destinations, the airline currently flies directly to China (Hong Kong, Guangzhou) and India (Mumbai, Delhi) with the vision to increase the network significantly and augment its fleet to around 120 aircrafts by 2021. 

Kenya Airways, within the next 18 months, will possess a compliment of modern aircraft positioning itself for growth.

Position: Chief Executive Officer
 

Nairobi Kenya based
 

Competitive remuneration package
 

Role

• Working with the Board of Directors to define the strategic priorities of the company in order to secure its continued success as a leading African airline, and increasingly position it as a global player.
• Drive financial discipline, grow the revenues of the business and manage profitability through a time of significant expansion.
• Managing diverse shareholder expectations, relationships and returns in line with the agreed upon strategy.
• Provide visionary and inspired leadership of an internationally spread, diverse, and experienced team.

Qualifications

• A business leader with experience in successfully driving aggressive and sustainable growth, managing complex capital intensive businesses, and delivering operational and safety excellence.
• Proven ability to build, lead and inspire teams across multiple areas of activities and able to navigate businesses through change.
• 10-15 years senior management experience and a minimum of 10 years as an executive director. Aviation and African experience an added advantage.
• A track record in dealing with both public and private sector stakeholders. 
• Fostering a collaborative culture with passengers, the corporate sector, local authorities, alliance and industry partners, international governments, global regulators and the aviation industry at large.

Please reply with full details, quoting reference number 31313-004 before 21 March 2014 to: kenyaairways@spencerstuart.com
 

Applicants are advised not to remit any funds to anyone purporting to facilitate employment in Kenya Airways.

NB: Kenya Airways only processes applications submitted on-line and does not charge any fee at any stage of the recruitment process.