The Brazilian executive Isela Costantini
(Reuters)
The Brazilian Isela Costantini, 44, will become the new president of the state airline Aerolíneas Argentina s so Mauricio Macri take over the government of the neighboring country, on December 10, said on Monday (30) the local press.
Indicated by the elected president, Costantini - who was operating president of General Motors in Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay since 2012 - will replace Mariano Recalde ahead of the airline, nationalized in 2008 by President Cristina Kirchner.
The executive, born in Brazil, but the daughter of Argentine parents, has a degree in Communication from the Pontifical Catholic University of Paraná (PUC-PR), with a postgraduate degree in Marketing and International Business at the University of Chicago Loyola (USA).
In 2013, Isela Costantini was included in the list of 50 most powerful women in the business world, according to "Fortune" magazine.
Aerolíneas Argentinas is the largest airline in Argentina, both international and domestic flights. In addition, it accounts for about 80% of domestic flights and 40% of international departing from Ezeiza International Airport in Buenos Aires.
The biggest challenge for the airline is to reduce a deficit estimated at nearly $ 1 million a day, according to a report by the Argentine Association of Budget and Public Financial Management.
