press article
"Elton DīSouza, ex-TAP, is removed from the leadership of NetJets Europe after one year
28.08.2020 at 18h17
Linkedin
Pinterest
Link:
Elton DīSouza, the manager who left TAP shortly after winning one of the controversial performance awards, was invited to leave the leadership of NetJets, where he had joined about a year ago
Anabela Campos
Anabela Campos
Elton DīSouza, former director of TAP's revenue area, hardly warmed his chair at NetJets. One year after taking over the leadership of NetJet Europa, a private jet company headquartered in Paįo de Arcos, Nelson DīSouza was removed from office.
The NetJets statement on the departure of Elton DīSouza, to which the Expresso had access, does not give the reason that justifies the departure, but it is done in a hostile tone, implying that the manager is not welcome in the company, and that its management lacked transparency.
"Elton DīSouza is leaving as president of NetJets Europe, and he will never join the company again", explains Adam Johnson, chairman of the board and president of NetJets worldwide, in a note announcing the resignation of the manager, and says that he will be replaced by the company's executive director, Christian Luwisch.
Adam Johnson stresses that the departure of Elton DīSouza is an "opportunity to contribute to greater collaboration, transparency and alignment in the relationship between NetJets USA and Europe". The president of NetJets also stresses that it is also an opportunity to build a "sustainable culture of trust, accountability, and respect" as determined in the 20/20 flight plan.
Elton dīSouza was one of the managers brought to TAP by David Neeleman, when the North American investor became a shareholder in the Portuguese carrier, from whose capital he is leaving.
The manager was at TAP for three years and seven months, and when he left the company he was the leader in the revenue area.
It was known to have been one of the two highest performance awards attributed by TAP in 2019, related to the financial year 2018, a year of losses, a decision that deserved open criticism from the Minister of Infrastructure. Elton DīSouza had received a prize of 110 thousand euros."
Not the usual "leaving to spend time with their family" quote.