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Sebastian Mikosz- Group Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer Kenya Airways

Sebastian Mikosz, born 27 March 1973 (age 45), is Kenya Airways Group Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer since June 2017. He serves as a Non-Executive Board Member of two Kenya Airways subsidiaries, the regional operator Jambojet and the Tanzanian operator Precision Air. In addition to this, he also sits on the IATA board of governors, Euro Bank board and is the 2nd Vice Chairman of AFRAA.

Background and Education: Sebastian is a graduate of the Institute of Political Studies (IEP Paris) in France with a master’s degree in economics and finance. He is multilingual, speaking fluent French, English and Russian in addition to his native Polish.

Career: Sebastian started his career in 1997 with Arthur Andersen office in Paris where he specialized in investments in the emerging markets. After returning to Poland in 2000, he worked on establishing the first independent online brokerage house in Poland. A year later he became the Managing Director of the French Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Poland (CCIFP).

Between July 2003 and September 2006, he was Vice-President of the Polish Information and Foreign Investment Agency (PAIiIZ). As a government agency PAIiIZ was in charge of attracting foreign investor to Poland and focus on the economic promotion of Poland. Working on a national level Sebastian conducted negotiations with the largest foreign investors in Poland. This group contained such companies as LG Philips, MAN, Gillette, Whirlpool and Michelin.

From 2007 to 2009 he held the position of Director in Deloitte Business Consulting Warsaw Office. He was responsible for developing business for the public sector together with supporting the inflow and development of foreign investors in Poland.

Between 2009 and 2015, Sebastian served as CEO of LOT Polish Airlines for two terms and as a Senior Advisor to Societe General Corporate Investment Bank. In 2016 and prior to joining Kenya Airways, Sebastian was appointed as the CEO of eSKY Group – the largest Polish Online Travel Agent, operating in 10 countries in Europe and South America. Personal Life: Sebastian is married to Magdalena Burnat-Mikosz and has three sons Filip, Aleksander and Antoni.

In 2010, he published a book about the airlines in a fascinating story about sky travel and all that makes it possible entitled “There Is A Pilot with Us”.