Kenya Airways board has named Allan Kilavuka as the acting Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the ailing national airline “until a substantive boss is recruited.”
Mr. Kilavuka is the current CEO of the low-cost carrier Jambojet and will continue holding his current position according to the board.
“Allan will also continue his role as Chief Executive Officer of Jambojet during the interim period of recruitment,” read a statement from KQ.
Mr. Kilavuka’s appointment as the acting CEO for KQ will take effect starting January 1, 2020, and is expected to hold the position as the board looks for another CEO.
“The Board wishes to emphasise 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 process is still actively on going and the Board will inform all our stakeholders once a suitable candidate has been identified.”
Kenya Airways has been through a prolonged financial turmoil after running into losses that were more than 25 billion shillings. Efforts to cut on the losses and bring it out of the woods have proved futile.