Air Canada Appoints John Di Bert as EVP and CFO

Dark/Light Mode (12/04/23)  Air Canada has appointed John Di Bert as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, effective 1 July 2023.

John, who is currently Chief Financial Officer of Clarios International, will succeed Amos Kazzaz who will retire from Air Canada on 30 June 2023.

John will join Air Canada on 1 May to allow for an effective transition.

John Di Bert

"During his 13-year career at Air Canada, Amos has held the two most senior financial roles, and has made a tremendous contribution to the overall success of our company," said Michael Rousseau, President and Chief Executive Officer of Air Canada. "Helped by Amos' guidance and decisions, Air Canada has made material progress in many areas, including fleet management, cost reduction and efficiency, and business and strategic planning and execution. He also played a leadership role in strengthening our balance sheet and cash flow, positioning us to withstand COVID's impact and ensure we had the resilience to spring back quickly by allowing us to invest for our future growth. Almost as much as his financial and leadership skills, his sense of humour, energy level and commitment will be missed by everyone at Air Canada, who all join me in wishing Amos a long, happy retirement."

John Di Bert has extensive experience in senior leadership roles within the aerospace and finance sectors.

He has served as CFO for both Bombardier and Pratt & Whitney Canada, the latter of which he worked with for 14 years.

Earlier in his career, John worked at Rolls-Royce Canada as Manager, Financial Accounting and Reporting from 1999 to 2001 and at KPMG as Senior Auditor for major clients including manufacturing, retail and distribution companies from 1997 to 1999.

Hailing from Montréal, John is a chartered accountant and holds a Bachelor of Commerce and a Graduate Diploma in Accountancy from Concordia University in Montréal, Canada.

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