Pedro Heilbron

Pedro Heilbron (born March 5, 1958) is the CEO of Copa Holdings S.A., the parent company of the Panamanian carrier Copa Airlines and the Colombian carrier AeroRepública^{[citation needed]}

Pedro Heilbron
Born	(1958-03-05) March 5, 1958 (age 66) Colón, Panama
Education	College of the Holy Cross (BA) George Washington University (MBA)
Title	CEO of Copa Holdings S.A.

Early life and education

Heilbron received a B.A. in economics from College of the Holy Cross, Massachusetts, in 1979, and an MBA from George Washington University.^[1]

Career

Heilbron joined Copa Airlines as CEO in 1988.^{[citation needed]} Under his leadership, Copa expanded and transformed from a regional player into one of the three large air groups in Latin America, increasing the fleet from two (1988) to 98 aircraft (2014) and annual revenues growing from $20 million to $3 billion in the same time period.^[1][2] The company joined the Star Alliance in 2012.^[3]

In December 2016, Heilbron was elected as chairman of the Star Alliance chief executive board, succeeding former chairman Calin Rovinescu.^[4]

Additional affiliations

Pedro Heilbron is also a member of the board of governors of IATA,^[5] past president and current vice-president of the Latin American Airline Association (ALTA).^[6]

Awards and recognition

In 2006, Heilbron received the Bravo Award as CEO of the Year by Latin Trade magazine and was named Executive of the Year by the Panamanian Association of Corporate Executives (APEDE) two years later. In 2009, he was awarded the Airline Business Lifetime Achievement Award by Airline Business.^{[citation needed]}

In 2014, Heilbron was recognized with the Tony Jannus award by the Tony Jannus Disdinguished Aviation Society, (which was formed by the Tampa and St. Petersburg chambers of commerce).^[7]

References

1. "The Profile: Pedro Heilbron '79". Alumni News. 48 (4). College of the Holy Cross. Fall 2014. Retrieved August 19, 2023.
2. Cruzado, Andrea López (May 30, 2013). "Copa Airlines ve margen para seguir creciendo en América Latina" [Copa Airlines sees room to continue growing in Latin America]. The Wall Street Journal (in Spanish). ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved August 19, 2023.
3. "Avianca, Taca Airlines and Copa Airlines Join Star Alliance" (Press release). Star Alliance. October 17, 2015. Archived from the original on October 17, 2015. Retrieved February 7, 2019.
   - Cameron, Doug (May 29, 2013). "Panamanian Airline Charts Path Through Latin America". The Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved February 7, 2019.
4. December 9, 2016. "Copa CEO Pedro Heilbron elected chairman of Star Alliance Chief Executive Board". Star Alliance Employees. Retrieved February 7, 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
5. "Membership of the Board of Governors". IATA. Retrieved February 7, 2019.
6. "About ALTA". ALTA. Retrieved February 7, 2019.
7. Cashill, Margaret (May 21, 2014). "Tampa Bay Business Journal: Copa Airlines CEO Pedro Heilbron wins Tony Jannus award". Tampa Bay Business Journal. Retrieved August 19, 2023.

External links

• Copa Air