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SWISS Unveils Alain Chisari as New Head of WorldCargo Airfreight Division, Energizing Future Enlargement and Strategic Excellence
Friday, September 27, 2024
SWISS has introduced the appointment of Alain Chisari as the brand new head of its Swiss WorldCargo airfreight division, efficient October 1, 2024. Chisari, aged 52, has been with SWISS since 2008, holding numerous administration roles inside each SWISS and the Lufthansa Group. At present, he serves because the ITA Implementation Officer for the Lufthansa Group. In his new place, Chisari will succeed Lorenzo Stoll, who has opted to discover alternatives exterior the airline sector.
As the brand new Head of Swiss WorldCargo, Chisari will oversee your entire airfreight division, which includes round 300 staff globally. He may also be answerable for shaping and executing the enterprise technique for the division. Chisari replaces Lorenzo Stoll, who left Swiss WorldCargo on the finish of July after 11 years with the corporate. Stoll is ready to embark on a brand new profession path because the CEO of a Swiss firm within the healthcare business.
Chisari first joined SWISS in 2008, bringing with him 12 years of expertise from different airways exterior the Lufthansa Group. He initially served as Head of Leisure Gross sales earlier than transitioning to Head of Exterior Relations & Alliances at SWISS. In 2013, he moved to SWISS’s sister airline, Edelweiss, the place he served as Chief Industrial Officer and was a member of the Administration Board for 5 years. He then spent one other 5 years with the Lufthansa Group, first as Vice President Space Administration Asia & Pacific in Singapore, and later in Munich overseeing Space Administration EMEA. One yr in the past, he took on his present function as Implementation Officer for ITA Airways.
“Alain Chisari brings a vast range of experience of the airline business both within and beyond the Lufthansa Group to his new position,” says SWISS Chief Industrial Officer Heike Birlenbach. “Thanks to his various international activities, he is also excellently connected throughout our industry. I’m convinced that he will continue to successfully develop our air cargo business, and I look forward to working with him. I also offer Lorenzo Stoll my warmest thanks for all his service and commitment. He steered our airfreight division with great success, not least through the highly challenging pandemic times; and he and his Swiss WorldCargo team have consistently made a key contribution to our company’s favourable earnings of the past few years.”
Alain Chisari holds twin citizenship in Switzerland and Italy. He earned an Government Grasp’s Diploma in Normal Administration from the SGMI Institute of Administration St. Gallen. Chisari is fluent in English, French, German, Italian, and Swedish.
