Jet Airways (India) has announced the appointment of Gary Kenneth Toomey as its new chief executive officer. The appointment follows the resignation of Nikos Kardassis who left the airline after serving two terms as chief executive officer, initially between 1993 and 1999, and again from October 2009 till May 2013. Tooney previously served as president and chief executive officer of the Air New Zealand Group and as chief executive officer of Airlines PNG in Papua New Guinea during their periods of major expansion. Prior to these roles, he was deputy chief executive officer, chief financial officer and executive director of Qantas Airways and before that chief financial officer of the domestic carrier Australian Airlines.
