Air France's Head of HR quits after wave of strikes

Air France’s Head of human resources, Gilles Gateau is departing the airline.

According to an internal email seen by Reuters, Gateau’s departure came with no details, although he will be replaced on an interim basis by Patrice Tizon.

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The departure follows a wave of strikes and union backlash as a result of job cuts, which also led to the former CEO of Air France, Franck Terner’s, resignation last month.

The boss of the Air France-KLM group – the Franco-Dutch group - Jean-Marc Janaillac also resigned in May, after losing a staff vote over a pay deal that was rejected by Air France unions.