Philippine Airlines Makes an About-Face on New Leadership
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This is quite a communications blunder. A premature announcement of a leadership change last week had to be corrected after the PAL board met Monday. In short, the PAL chairman's daughter, Vivienne Tan, won't be leading the airline after all. Maybe someday.
The Philippine Airlines (PAL) board of directors on Monday decided to look for a professional manager instead of letting Vivienne K. Tan, daughter of PAL Chairman Lucio C. Tan, take over as its next chief following the retirement of president and COO Jaime J. Bautista.
Various sources also informed Skift that Bautista remains the airline’s president and chief operating officer until his retirement on June 30. His request for retirement was approved by the board during its meeting on Monday.
The board likewise decided that the younger Tan will assume the position as officer-in-charge after Bautista’s retirement. Mos
