Joe McCollum has been appointed by Air New Zealand as the airline’s new chief people officer, effective 14 April 2020. He will take over from Jodie King.
“Joe is no stranger to the type of large scale, rapid workplace change that Air New Zealand has ahead in the wake of Covid-19,” said Air New Zealand CEO Greg Foran. “He will be a key member of the team to rebuild our airline.”
Mr McCollum is a former Group Human Resources Director at Spark, and previously headed Human Resources for global chemicals giant ICI plc based out of London. He has also worked across the software, music and media industries.
Meanwhile, the airline has contracted one of New Zealand’s most experienced employment relations practitioners, Paul Diver, to support Mr McCollum with the workforce change management process currently underway.
