GF Board sacks CEO...
 

GF Board sacks CEO Bjoern Naef
A friend in London just confirmed to me that the Chairman al Zain has asked Spencer Stuart to look out for a new CEO...finally good news ? No, as the key qualification of the new guy seems to be that he must speak arabic...nothing about turnaround experience, fleet planning etc.

So all the rumours about BN's exit seem to be true....does he know about it ? I would think so...

FBW

Interesting but not surprising as this has been rumoured for months now.
The only problem is that we are rapidly running out of people to blame for our own inadequacies....;)

Very Good News. How ever speculation regarding the Arabic speaker CEO is not true.I am in.:}

The about turn on the 777 may have been a hint.

If true this is fantastic news!

Where did I put that champaign bottle?

GulfAirCEO, you've got the teeth to prove it :)

It was about time!
 

Great news for GF. It took only a few months for Dose, and years for this tosser. Good luck guys to a better future.

I suppose it was a long time coming but I bet they will find another useless scapegoat & put him there then they have someone to blame for the company's lack of improvement or vision. Anyway, just another chapter in GF's long history of making people very wealthy & giving them something to write on their ridiculoulsy bare CV's. The saying "You cannot polish a !!!!." springs to mind.
We have had numerous useless toothless CEOs that eventually get the axe but the board always come out clean & smelling like roses. I guess the s*** doesn't stick to the guys with their teflon thobes!
By the way who is Spencer Stuart?

The TV Show "Mythbusters" actually proved that you can polish a !!!!.

Spencer Stuart is an Executive headhunter/recruitment company.

Interested?:E

I was always under the impression that if a CEO left or was sacked he was removed from the building and systems ASAP.

Funnilly enough Bjorn is still in the Pink Palace today big and bold as ever

I think this story is total balderdash :=

sirwa69, you might be correct. It seems as if the usual dimwitted pilot that thinks he's a better manager than pilot got his facts wrong(again). It's amazing how these guys can't just do their own job without thinking that they have a better grasp on how to run the ship. Hah, they can barely do what they've been trained to do in the first place. Run along little doggieeee.

Let's see:

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:ugh:

The GDN reported that BN attended a GF ceremony for launching the 3 new "temporary" routes over the summer. It seems no one told him he was fired.

I had a cup of tea with BN yesterday - I wondered why he didn't leave yet then I remembered it was a rumour

WY is looking for DO
 

BN can apply to WY just like the Omani's going home to WY, :ok:
no problem at all for WY same standard and qualification:confused:

Lets hope it's not the same spencer who recomanded the two morons to QR for a CPT & VPFO position:confused: one of them told to step down and the other is waiting for his verdict:{

It will be offical today.

Changes going on in Gulf Air... what will Naf and Fitze do now? Is it true Cain is leaving as well? I almost feel sorry for the poor Swiss guys as they have huge egos and now they have nothing. :ouch: Oh well:)

Crossair, then Transafrik and now soon GF, all down the drain

New CEO
 

will untel this moment (June 24 09 12:48pm) BN is still in his position:{

any news on who is the coming CEO (arabic speeking CEO) ... whome do you think.

hhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh hhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa hhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh:}


:ok:

I don't really know why this thread is still on. It shouldn't have started before the man being actually out:ugh:. If it was rumour then, perhaps "Is the GF CEO on his way out?".
These carriers are not public institutions where top management is voted out because of citizen pressure or a national parliament. Not here in the Gulf.
Let's sit and wait.

Uglyraed
 

Sorry to burst your bubble, but that song was written by Katy Perry and is off the album "One of the Boys".
So to claim you wrote the song is a copyright violation.

Nice post Che. Now that really brings the laughter on!

Who said that GF is out of smart people?!

Nice catch Che.
I was absolutely astonished. One minute the guy cant put two words together without making a spelling mistake and then all of a sudden he's blazing with poetry.
Nice try Ugly but here you are amongst people you cant fool. Try harder mate..:ugh:

Trying to make a point is different and trying to bull!!!! ur way claiming u wrote that poem is 2 totally different things. If u r 17, then i'd guess u stop mingling with grown ups here unless u act like one...
Ps we are not bored. we r just simply following up on the threads which is the whole concept of this forum
Comprende

As I said my boy, get yourself a sex life after that get a life too you :mad:

again
 

gulf air is keeping its CEO for this year(at least)otherwise if they keep on changing CEOs they will end up from where they started!

hay guys RJA CEO Samer Majali just quit RJ roumer has it he's offered GF. in the news his last working day is 1st Aug.

awww
 

awwwww wheres the Katy pery song? well it was fun while you insulted each other:) i used to watch your arguement through my brothers account.He has spunk cant wait for more of his combacks.:)Whats with the RJ thing?

Then i gues thats it ... we r done .... RJ CEO. i heard he is a good man with rich experiance in aviation and managed to reduce the losses of RJ big time.:ok:

Yep, all true, ex_RJ CEO is the new GF chief and Mr Naf is sent packing...

RJ's Majali to head Gulf Air as Bjorn Naf steps down

umm
 

RJ CEO doesnt sound great.Becouse Gulf air needs a CEO with better quality becouse RJ isnt that known.What if its another Andre Dose:{

Press release:





[FONT='Verdana','sans-serif']Talal Al Zain said, “On behalf of the Board, I would like to thank Björn Näf for his leadership over the last two years and we wish him well in his future endeavors. Moving forward, we have important plans for the future of Gulf Air and we believe Samer is the right leader to take the airline forward as we move into the next phase of our strategy to rebuild the business.”[/font]

[FONT='Verdana','sans-serif']“I’m delighted to welcome Samer to the team as he brings an exceptional track record of successfully managing a leading Middle Eastern carrier. His skills will help us to build towards a strong future for Gulf Air,” he concluded.[/font]

[FONT='Verdana','sans-serif']Under Samer’s leadership, Royal Jordanian has been transformed into a highly successful and profitable business. The carrier’s transformation has been driven by a comprehensive strategy to modernize the airline’s fleet and the reshaping of its network. His achievements include bringing Royal Jordanian into “Oneworld” in 2007, making it the first Middle Eastern airline to join a major global alliance. In addition, he managed the successful privatization of Royal Jordanian, a first in the region. He has also served as President of the Arab Air Carriers Organisation (AACO) and served as Chairman of the International Air Transport Association (IATA) board of governors until June 2009. Samer holds a degree in Air Transport Management from Cranfield University in the UK.[/font]

[FONT='Verdana','sans-serif']Gulf Air’s outgoing Chief Executive Officer Björn Näf, is leaving the business to pursue other interests having served the airline for two and a half years. During this time he was instrumental in implementing several key initiatives towards Gulf Air’s ambitious realignment programme[/font]

Plenty of reason to be optimistic about the future with Majali's appointment (assuming he gets the support he requires from the Board, Parliament, and the other often feuding forces here on the island). He has a proven track record and steered a financial turnaround at Royal Jordanian, privatization, and the joining of a global airline alliance.

I wonder where Björn Näf will be heading.

An interesting article about Majali:

Going the distance: Samer Majali steers Royal Jordanian into privatisation

On paper it seems like a good appointment for GF. Fingers crossed eh?

There must be allot of buzz over in the pink palace. This is exciting news no doubt.

Anyone throwing a celebratory party? :}