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ACI welcomes two appointees
Airports Council International (ACI) announced two key management appointments in the organization. Georgina Graham will serve as Director of the ACI Bureau based in Montreal, Canada, and Ali Tounsi will serve as Regional Secretary for the ACI Africa Region, based in Casablanca, Morocco. Graham joins ACI following seven years at the International Air Transport Association and nine years working for the airline Virgin Atlantic. Having managed a diverse portfolio of professional responsibilities in these organizations, Graham has gained expertise in the fields of aviation security, facilitation, customer service and human resources. While serving at IATA, Graham earned the respect of airport professionals in joint efforts to improve airport security and facilitation. Her knowledge and diplomacy has been highly appreciated by aviation businesses and stakeholders, international organizations, regulators and political institutions working with her on cross-industry initiatives such as Simplifying Passenger Travel. Ali Tounsi is the successor to Maamoune Chakira in the role of ACI Africa Regional Secretary. Chakira, who joined ACI in July 2006, left the organization to take up the position of Safety Officer, ACIP in the ICAO ESAF organization in Nairobi, Kenya. During his tenure at ACI he worked actively to raise awareness of safety and security issues and to strengthen cooperation between ACI Africa and aviation partners across the region in addressing those issues.