Air India appoints ex-Ethiopian Airlines CEO Tewolde Gebremariam as MD

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Air India has named Tewolde Gebremariam as its new Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director, replacing Campbell Wilson. The board sought a leader with a proven record of managing mega-scale airline turnarounds and operational excellence. Gebremariam, who led Ethiopian Airlines Group for a decade, transformed it into Africa's largest and most profitable airline group, the Business Travel Magazine reports.