Yvonne Manzi Makolo | |
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| Born | |
| Nationality | Rwandan |
| Citizenship | Rwandan |
| Alma mater | McGill University |
| Occupation | IT Specialist & Business Executive |
| Years active | 1993 — present |
| Known for | Business, management |
| Title | Chief executive officer Rwandair |
Yvonne Manzi Makolo is a Rwandan IT specialist who serves as the chief executive officer of RwandAir, the national airline of Rwanda. She was appointed to that position on 6 April 2018.[1] [2] Prior to that, she was the Deputy CEO at the airline, responsible for corporate affairs, from April 2017 until April 2018.
On 5 June 2023, Yvonne Makolo, the CEO of RwandAir, assumed office as the Chair of the Board of Governors of the International Air Transport Association (IATA). She became the 81st chair of the IATA BoG and the first woman to take on this role, an impetus in the organ’s global initiative of driving gender balance within the aviation industry. Makolo succeeds Mehmet Tevfik Nane, Pegasus Airlines Chairperson of the Board. In her remarks, she said that leading a medium-sized airline in Africa has instilled in her a unique perspective on issues that airlines hold in common.