Javier Sánchez-Prieto, currently Vueling chairman and chief executive, has been appointed chairman and chief executive of Iberia. Marco Sansavini, currently Iberia chief commercial officer, has been appointed chairman and chief executive of Vueling.
Both Sánchez-Prieto and Sansavini will take up their new roles in late March when IAG’s chief executive, Willie Walsh, stands down to be replaced by Luis Gallego, currently Iberia chairman and chief executive.