Well, you're entitled to your opinions as well as others are.
But you've got a valid point, experience is no mandatory passport for good management. It's just like flight instruction. You have it or not. A skilled experienced pilot can be an awful instructor as well as a low performance management gig.
On another hand, why not hire somebody who has the experince in the field, who is used to deal with expats needs, as well as flag carrier needs.
Oh, sorry, you have to give him money... so we can't afford it, better make our own mistakes first, play it cheap, and pretend we are a major.