The first non-Malaysian handpicked to head Malaysia Airlines will make his exit in September, just 15 months into his role as chief executive officer (CEO) and managing director of the national airline for reasons that are said to be “personal”.
We have personal problems too, Mueller. What actually prompted him to leave is a question (I hope) Khazanah and MAB would answer.
Christoph Mueller, who took over from Ahmad Jauhari Yahya last May as Malaysia Airlines System Bhd underwent a restructuring that later morphed into Malaysia Airlines Bhd (MAB), will now serve out his six-month notice period.
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In an internal memo to MAB staff, Mueller said his decision to leave MAB was due to ‘personal reasons that are beyond my control’.
“In order to facilitate a smooth transition, the board has appointed Peter Bellew, MAB’s chief operating officer as executive director of the board with immediate effect. I hope to be able to remain as non-executive member of the board of directors for some time, subject to approvals, to ensure we stay focused and we stay on course,” he said in the memo.
Mueller also shared his satisfaction to the airline’s staff in the internal memo, saying that the airline was progressing well and that plans were on track.
“We have delivered our financial budget for the first three months of 2016, our on-time-performance is increasing and very stable and our customer service index is recovering with more significant improvements in the pipeline. As you know we have already seen a profit in February and we are also ahead of budget which gives a strong indication that our turnaround initiatives are pulling through faster than expected,” he wrote in the memo.
Mueller said he felt particularly sad to leave the company when it was seeing its first pay back of the hard work of the team.
Mueller would be conducting a few townhalls over the next few days.
“I remain fully committed to do everything possible to facilitate the continuing turnaround of Malaysia Airlines and will continue this task for another six months in my executive position. The airline has been restructured and repositioned to regain its leading position as a national carrier we can all be proud of."
He finished off by saying: ‘The show must go on!’
We have personal problems too, Mueller. What actually prompted him to leave is a question (I hope) Khazanah and MAB would answer.
Christoph Mueller, who took over from Ahmad Jauhari Yahya last May as Malaysia Airlines System Bhd underwent a restructuring that later morphed into Malaysia Airlines Bhd (MAB), will now serve out his six-month notice period.
In an internal memo to MAB staff, Mueller said his decision to leave MAB was due to ‘personal reasons that are beyond my control’.
“In order to facilitate a smooth transition, the board has appointed Peter Bellew, MAB’s chief operating officer as executive director of the board with immediate effect. I hope to be able to remain as non-executive member of the board of directors for some time, subject to approvals, to ensure we stay focused and we stay on course,” he said in the memo.
Mueller also shared his satisfaction to the airline’s staff in the internal memo, saying that the airline was progressing well and that plans were on track.
“We have delivered our financial budget for the first three months of 2016, our on-time-performance is increasing and very stable and our customer service index is recovering with more significant improvements in the pipeline. As you know we have already seen a profit in February and we are also ahead of budget which gives a strong indication that our turnaround initiatives are pulling through faster than expected,” he wrote in the memo.
Mueller said he felt particularly sad to leave the company when it was seeing its first pay back of the hard work of the team.
Mueller would be conducting a few townhalls over the next few days.
“I remain fully committed to do everything possible to facilitate the continuing turnaround of Malaysia Airlines and will continue this task for another six months in my executive position. The airline has been restructured and repositioned to regain its leading position as a national carrier we can all be proud of."
He finished off by saying: ‘The show must go on!’