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ZeroAvia appoints former TAP chief Christine Ourmières-Widener as CEO

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ZeroAvia has appointed former Flybe, TAP Air Portugal and CityJet chief executive Christine Ourmières-Widener as CEO with immediate effect. She succeeds founder Val Miftakhov, who departed in May, and will lead the hydrogen-electric propulsion developer through certification and commercialization while retaining her role as board chair.

Discovered 2026-08-27T05:51:15.031552-07:00 | 2026-08-27T05:51:15.031552-07:00

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  • The appointment puts an experienced airline executive at the helm as ZeroAvia moves its hydrogen-electric propulsion systems toward certification and commercial adoption.
  • Ourmières-Widener succeeds founder Val Miftakhov, who left in May, while retaining the board chair role, consolidating operational and governance leadership during a pivotal development phase.

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