The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced the appointment of Thomas Reynaert as Senior Vice President, External Affairs. From 1 September 2025, he will be responsible for coordinating IATA’s global advocacy efforts from its office in Brussels, Belgium.

Reynaert joins IATA from IBM where he was Vice President, Government and Regulatory Affairs for Europe, the Middle East and Africa from 2023. Prior to IBM, he was the founding Managing Director of Airlines for Europe (A4E) and successfully ran A4E from 2016 to 2023. His experience in aviation and technology extends to aerospace, having spent the seven years prior to joining A4E at United Technologies as President, International Operations Europe, with a focus on government affairs.