– JERSEY, St. Helier – Wizz Air Holdings Plc (LON: WIZZ) today announced the appointment of Anna Gatti to its Board as an independent non-executive director, effective from 4 November 2021.
“Anna brings to the Board of Directors a significant business, technology and customer knowledge. Her past experiences of working with some of the most important digital companies will benefit Wizz Air as it scales up its business in the coming years and leverages the power of technology and data to get there,” said Board Chairman, William Franke.
About Anna Gatti
Anna is a global technology and business leader with robust corporate governance experience built over years of board membership in international public and private companies. She currently serves as independent non-executive director at Intesa Sanpaolo Bank, Fiera Milano, and WiZink Bank in Spain.
As a seasoned digital sales and operations executive, she has demonstrated the ability to translate strategic thinking into strong business growth, driving customer success at scale for companies such as Google, YouTube, and Skype. She worked at launching YouTube in more than 22 countries and she built an entirely new advertising product business for Skype that laid the foundation for the company’s planned IPO and eventual sale to Microsoft.
Anna is also an active angel investor. In Silicon Valley, where Anna has been living for over twenty years, she co-founded two start-ups leveraging artificial intelligence applied to big data. Before her career in technology, Anna spent years in research and public policy, working at the World Health Organization and the University of Berkeley, California, Goldman School of Public Policy.
She currently serves as Associated Professor of Practice of Digital Transformation at the Scuola di Direzione Aziendale at Bocconi University, where she is also the Director of the research lab in life sciences and digital technology. She earned a Ph. D in Business Administration and a Ph. D in Criminology. She also completed a post-doctoral program in Organization Behaviour at Stanford University.
About Wizz Air
Wizz Air, the fastest growing European low-cost airline, operates a fleet of 145 Airbus A320 and A321 aircraft. A team of dedicated aviation professionals delivers superior service and very low fares, making Wizz Air the preferred choice of 10.2 million passengers in the financial year F21 ending 31 March 2021. Wizz Air is listed on the London Stock Exchange under the ticker WIZZ. The company was recently named one of the world’s top ten safest airlines by airlineratings.com, the world’s only safety and product rating agency, and 2020 Airline of the Year by ATW, the most coveted honour an airline or individual can receive, recognizing individuals and organizations that have distinguished themselves through outstanding performance, innovation, and superior service.
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