Marjan E.F. Rintel is the current President and CEO of KLM, the oldest operating airline in the world founded in 1919. Rintel has a strong track record in civil aviation. After completing her Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration at the University of Groningen, she worked in various roles at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol. In 1999, Rintel moved to KLM and held a number of different positions until 2014. She got to know the company from the inside: operationally and commercially. In 2014, she exchanged KLM for NS (Dutch Railways). For six years, she held the position of Operational Director on the Executive Board. In 2020, she was appointed Chairman of the Board.

On 1 July 2022, Rintel returned to KLM as President and CEO, responsible for the overall strategy and performance of the airline, including strengthening its global market position after the COVID- 19 crisis and making sustainability one of its priorities. She is also responsible for maintaining and strengthening a customer-focused and efficient organization. The focus is on developing and improving collaborations, and partnerships, and strengthening KLM’s social position.

In her role as President of KLM, Rintel is a member of the Executive Committee of the Air France KLM Group and the CEO Committee. She also holds various other additional positions.