The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced that Marie Owens Thomsen will join the Association as its Chief Economist effective 4 January 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Owens Thomsen will come from Banque Lombard Odier, where she has served as Head of Global Trends and Sustainability since 2020. Prior to that she was the long-time Global Head of Investment Intelligence (2011-2020) at Indosuez Wealth Management. Additionally, she has served in Chief Economist and related roles for Merrill Lynch, Dresdner Kleinwort Benson and HSBC. Her varied career also includes entrepreneurship and market development activities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cMarie\u2019s work on macro-economic issues with a focus on sustainability will prepare her to address aviation\u2019s top issues\u2014namely recovery from COVID-19 and sustainability. Coming from outside the aviation sector, she will bring valuable new insights and perspectives. And I am confident that she will carry on IATA\u2019s reputation for objective reporting and analysis that is essential for explaining aviation\u2019s contribution to the global economy and advocating for the polices airlines need to be successful,\u201d said Willie Walsh, IATA\u2019s Director General.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI am joining IATA to contribute to the aviation sector which has been a formidable long-term driver of economic growth. I\u2019ll do this with a research approach that identifies causal factors for critical issues and their high-priority solutions. This is important as aviation begins the recovery from COVID-19 and continues the journey to net zero emissions. I look forward to a future where aviation can flourish within a sustainable global economy,\u201d said Owens Thomsen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Owens Thomsen holds a PhD in International Economics from The Graduate Institute in Geneva and an MBA equivalent from the University of Gothenburg in International Economics and Business. Holding US, UK and Swiss nationalities, she has worked in the UK, France and Switzerland and is fluent in Swedish, English and French.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Owens Thomsen succeeds Brian Pearce who retired from IATA earlier this year after serving as Chief Economist since 2004.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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