Air France KLM Cargo executive vice president Adriaan den Heijer has been appointed as Air France KLM chief commercial officer but will retain his cargo position “until further notice”.
Den Heijer will take up his new chief commercial officer role in September, taking over Angus Clarke, while ”simultaneously retaining his responsibility within the Group Cargo organisation until further notice”.
He will report to Air France KLM chief executive Benjamin Smith.
“With 30 years of experience at KLM and Air France-KLM, Adriaan knows the ins and outs of our business,” said Smith. ”He has accomplished a fantastic job as head of our cargo division, and I am fully confident in his ability to lead our commercial teams while ensuring that our airlines continue to be industry references with innovative, customer-centred products and services.”
Den Heijer joined KLM in 1995 and has since then held various commercial and operational roles at KLM, Air France-KLM and its cargo division.
He was director KLM cargo north and west Europe from 2000-2004 and was appointed general manager KLM for Greater China based in Hong Kong, in 2004.
He subsequently assumed the position of vice president pricing & revenue management KLM Europe in 2007 before he became vice president KLM marketing & brand in 2009.
In 2011, he was appointed senior vice president KLM Ground Services, leading the ground handling of passengers, luggage and aircraft at Schiphol Airport.
Den Heijer then held the role of senior vice president pricing & revenue management for Air France-KLM, responsible for the development and implementation of the pricing and revenue management strategies for the Air France-KLM Group.
Since January 2020, he has had the position of executive vice president Air France-KLM Cargo.
