Overview
Benjamin Smith (born August 27, 1971) is a Canadian businessman and airline executive. He has been the CEO of Air France-KLM since 2018. Prior to that, he was Air Canada's President, Airlines and Chief Operating Officer.
Personal and education
Benjamin Smith was born on August 27, 1971, in the UK, to a mother from Hong Kong and an Australian father. He holds a Bachelor of Arts in economics from the University of Western Ontario. He lives in Paris with his family.
Aviation career
A life-long aviation enthusiast, he began his career in 1990 as a unionised ground Customer Sales and Service Agent at Air Ontario, a regional airline subsidiary of Air Canada, in parallel with his studies. In 1992, he left the airline to create a retail corporate travel agency, which he operated for eight years.
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