SAS — Board/Management Information 2021

Apr 28, 2021

SAS AB appoints Anko Van der Werff as new President and CEO

SAS AB appoints Anko Van der Werff as new President and CEO

Today, SAS AB's Board of Directors appoints Anko Van der Werff as President and

CEO. He will join the company at the latest on July 15, 2021. The Board also

appoints Karl Sandlund, Chief Commercial Officer at SAS, as acting President and

CEO as of today. Rickard Gustafson will hand over to the acting CEO during May.

Mr Van der Werff is a 45-year-old Dutch native with an outstanding career in the

global airline industry. He currently leads the airline group at Avianca

Holdings in Colombia.

Chairman of the Board of Directors, Carsten Dilling says: "After an extensive,

thorough and intense process, I have been excited to see the comprehensive field

of top talented candidates from the global airline industry that SAS as a brand

is attracting -  further strengthened by a large interest in SAS' ambitious

efforts within sustainability. Therefore, I'm proud that we today can announce

Anko van der Werff as new CEO for SAS AB. Anko clearly comes out as the

strongest addition to our current highly qualified and strong performing top

management team. Anko has deep knowledge of the airline industry and long

experience from different international carriers. This will be important

tackling the challenges SAS will be facing in the years to come, in an

unpredictable post Covid-19 recovery period. He is well familiar with

Scandinavia and I believe that he will be a great cultural match for SAS. It is

an advantage in our current situation that he will start his position already in

July. In order to ensure a smooth and forward-looking transition, Chief

Commercial Officer Karl Sandlund, will be acting President and CEO until Anko

starts in Stockholm. Again, I would like to thank Rickard Gustafson for an

excellent job done for SAS and for our great personal cooperation. On behalf of

the Board and SAS, I wish Rickard all the best and good luck in his new role

with SKF", concludes Dilling.

"I am very honored to be the new CEO of SAS. SAS is the leading carrier of

Scandinavia with a strong brand and a proud aviation history which has been of

great importance for connecting the region domestically and with the rest of the

world. I'm also thrilled to be returning to Scandinavia. I have very fond

memories of my four years here, both from a professional perspective but also as

a family since our oldest two children were born here. I am looking forward to

continuing the excellent sustainability journey that SAS has started and that I

believe will be instrumental for transforming the airline industry. I am eager

to getting to know the team, the different stakeholders and to get started. It

is no secret that Covid-19 has impacted the entire aviation industry, but SAS

has a strong foundation to build upon and I am sure that by working together

between all stakeholders, SAS will come out stronger", says Anko Van der Werff.

High level CV Anko Van der Werff

2019 - Present AVIANCA HOLDINGS, Colombia

President & Chief Executive Officer

2014 - 2019 GRUPO AEROMEXICO, Mexico

Executive Vice President & Chief Commercial Officer

2010 - 2014 QATAR AIRWAYS GROUP, Qatar

SVP Pricing & Revenue Mgt and other positions

2000 - 2010 AIR FRANCE KLM (including KLM Royal Dutch Airlines)

2009-2010 Commercial Director UK/Ireland, United Kingdom

2006-2009 Regional Manager Sweden, Finland & Baltics, Sweden (Stockholm)

2005-2006 Marketing Manager Northern Europe, Sweden (Stockholm)

2000-2005 Pricing Director and various other positions, Netherlands

Language skills: Dutch native, fluent English & Spanish, basic understanding of

Italian, French & Swedish.

For further information, please contact:

SAS press office, +46 8 797 29 44

SAS, Scandinavia's leading airline, with main hubs in Copenhagen, Oslo and

Stockholm, is flying to destinations in Europe, USA and Asia. Spurred by a

Scandinavian heritage and sustainable values, SAS aims to be the global leader

in sustainable aviation. We will reduce total carbon emissions by 25 percent by

2025, by using more sustainable aviation fuel and our modern fleet with fuel

-efficient aircraft. In addition to flight operations, SAS offers ground

handling services, technical maintenance and air cargo services. SAS is a

founder member of the Star AllianceT, and together with its partner airlines

offers a wide network worldwide. Learn more at https://www.sasgroup.net

This is information that SAS AB is obliged to disclose pursuant to the EU Market

Abuse Regulation. The information was submitted by Michel Fischier for

publication on 28-04-2021 15:02 CET.