Warner Rootliep, Managing Director of KLM Cityhopper, has been elected as the new Vice President of the ERA Board. Rootliep, who was first elected as a board member of the association in 2018, brings with him a breadth of experience in the airline industry and is an active member within the association.
Mark Anderson, CEO of Connect Airways and Pierre-Olivier Bandet, CEO of Air
France HOP, have also been newly elected as airline board members, whilst Árni
Gunnarsson, Managing Director, Air Iceland Connect and Pedro Agustin del
Castillo, President and CEO, Binter, have been re-elected, having held their
seats for five and nine years respectively.
In addition to this, Martyn Holmes, Embraer, was elected; at the same time
Robert Küller, Rockton and Tony Whitty, Air Partner were re-elected and will
stand for another three-year term.
ERA Director General Montserrat Barriga says: “I am delighted to welcome
several new representatives to the ERA Board and pleased that Warner Rootliep
will be taking on the role of ERA Vice President. These changes will continue
to increase the range and expertise of an already strong, influential and
effective board. The re-election of several existing members also shows the
commitment our members have to guiding and steering the work of ERA.”
