Air Canada’s board of directors announced that Michael Rousseau will be retiring as CEO later this year, a week after he faced controversy over issuing an English-only condolence message following the deaths of two pilots in New York.
“It has been my great honour to work with the dedicated and talented people of Air Canada and to represent our outstanding organization … I look forward to supporting our company during this important transition period,” Rousseau said in a March 30 press release.
Air Canada said Rousseau, who joined the airline in 2007 as its finance chief and became CEO in 2021, will continue to serve as CEO until the third quarter of 2026. The board said Rousseau had shown “nearly two decades of strong and dedicated leadership that has reinforced Air Canada’s place as a leader in the airline industry domestically and globally.”…