Meet the CEO with 13 Bosses: New Oneworld Alliance Chief Nat Pieper Talks Strategy
Photo Credit: Nat Pieper joined oneworld in April 2024 from Alaska Airlines. oneworld / oneworld
Skift Take
In one of his first sit down interviews since taking on the new job, Pieper tells Skift how he navigates such a challenging brief.
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He joined the organization in April and is tasked with navigating a seemingly endless roll-call of internal and external challenges. With 27 years of industry experience, Pieper is no stranger to the twists and turns in the airline business.
Oneworld, along with the Star Alliance and SkyTeam, is one of three major airline groups. Most, but not all, of the world’s biggest carriers belong to one of the trio, with oneworld counting American Airlines, British Airways, Qantas, and Japan Airlines among its global members. If you want to know more, check out this handy Skift explainer.
Before joining oneworld, Pieper was SVP of fleet, finance, and alliances at Alaska Airlines. Rather appropriately, he oversaw the carrier’s entry into the organization in March 2021.
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