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Rwandan IT specialist and business executive

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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. 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.

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I have learnt that the toughest thing about being a leader is managing people.

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I find it necessary that, from the beginning, you make it clear that you are not there to play; there is a reason why you are there and that you know what you are doing,

[Yvonne Makolo Cargo is of ever-increasing importance for the aviation industry, and as a landlocked country, we recognize the importance and

I think that there is some difference. I believe that women leaders are more empathetic, so they relate more to what’s happening in their teams’ lives. I think we have to be a little bit tougher, more assertive but we do have that soft side to us as well and in most cases, we manage to balance the two.

I would walk into a meeting and I would be the only woman there. I find that it’s necessary that right from the beginning, you make it clear that you are not there to play; there is a reason why you are in that position and that you know what you are doing.

Yvonne Manzi Makolo, CEO RwandAir, says the air transport industry must continue to improve diversity

the new freighter will play a significant role in RwandAir’s operations. “The delivery of our dedicated cargo aircraft is a huge milestone in RwandAir’s fleet expansion plans,”

I have also learnt that you come to work to do a job not to please people or make friends.