Jeff will have overall Asia Pacific commercial responsibility for all aspects of Delta's P&L, outside of Japan. Prior to this promotion, Jeff was the Managing Director - Pacific Sales and Affairs. Jeff has made significant contributions to establish Delta as a leading player in Japan and Asia. Under his leadership, Delta’s Asia Pacific business has grown by more than 35% over the last three years. In his new role, Jeff will continue to be the head of sales and will also have the additional responsibility of managing all aspects of Delta’s P&L in all Asia Pacific countries other than Japan.
“Jeff is an exceptional leader and his focus on all aspects of the very complex Asian environment will help ensure profitable growth for Delta Air Lines,” Vinay Dube, Delta’s Senior Vice President — Asia Pacific said. “His experience will help taking Delta to the next level as we focus on enhancing the visibility and accountability for performance on a regional scale, providing better support to our global team and improving all aspects of our customers’ experience.”
Effective May 11, Masaru Morimoto is appointed as Managing Director — Japan and he will lead Delta’s Japan-based team and will have responsibility for managing all aspects of Delta’s P&L in Japan.
Matteo Curcio, Managing Director — Strategy and Market Development, will continue to have responsibility for strategy and market development for the overall Asia Pacific region.
"Increasing our leadership presence in the region is a further proof of Delta's long term commitment to the Asia Pacific market," Dube said.
Delta Air Lines serves more than 160 million customers each year. During the past year, Delta was named domestic “Airline of the Year” by the readers of Travel Weekly magazine, was named the “Top Tech-Friendly U.S. Airline” by PCWorld magazine for its innovation in technology and won the Business Travel News Annual Airline Survey. With an industry-leading global network, Delta and the Delta Connection carriers offer service to nearly 350 destinations in 62 countries on six continents. Headquartered in Atlanta, Delta employs 80,000 employees worldwide and operates a mainline fleet of more than 700 aircraft. A founding member of the SkyTeam global alliance, Delta participates in the industry’s leading trans-Atlantic joint venture with Air France-KLM and Alitalia. Including its worldwide alliance partners, Delta offers customers more than 13,000 daily flights, with hubs in Amsterdam, Atlanta, Cincinnati, Detroit, Memphis, Minneapolis-St. Paul, New York-LaGuardia, New York-JFK, Paris-Charles de Gaulle, Salt Lake City and Tokyo-Narita. The airline’s service includes the SkyMiles frequent flier program, a world-class airline loyalty program; the award-winning BusinessElite service; and more than 50 Delta Sky Clubs in airports worldwide. Delta is investing more than $2 billion through 2013 in airport facilities and global products, services and technology to enhance the customer experience in the air and on the ground. Customers can check in for flights, print boarding passes, check bags and review flight status at delta.com.
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