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Wizz Air Holdings PLC - Budapest-based budget airline - Chief Financial Officer Ian Malin to become chief commercial officer, effective February 1. ‘Placing the commercial team under the direction of a proven leader will support Wizz Air’s delivery of profitable capacity growth,’ Wizz Air says. Veronika Spanarova will succeed Malin as chief financial officer, ‘following a 30-year international career at Citi having worked in corporate and retail banking across a number of countries including the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Brazil and Hungary where she has been Citi’s Managing Director, country manager and Wizz Air’s banker’. Also, Senior Chief Commercial & Operations Officer Michael Delehant’s role is being renamed to group managing director, ‘with no change to scope and responsibilities’. Chief Executive Officer Jozsef Varadi says: ‘These organisational enhancements will elevate Wizz Air’s leadership capacity and commercial function for our ever-growing scale. Ian has made an exceptional contribution to Wizz Air since joining as CFO three years ago, demonstrating his tenacity and knowledge of the company and sector. I’m delighted to see him progress within Wizz, where his agility, strategic drive and in-depth knowledge of Wizz Air will help drive our business to the next level. Alongside Ian, we welcome Veronika who will provide a new source of expertise for the company. These leadership enhancements underpin our ambition to become one of the best-performing airlines globally in the coming years.’ Current stock price: 1,143.00 pence, up 4.2% on Monday in London 12-month change: down 16% Copyright 2025 Alliance News Ltd. All Rights Reserved.
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