Chris Zweigenthal has over 30 years experience in the airline industry, notably with South African Airways, where he held senior positions in the Petroleum Affairs, Flight Operations, Marketing Planning and Global Passenger Services departments, and was managing director of SA Alliance Air based in Kampala, Uganda. In February 2002, Chris joined the Airlines Association of Southern Africa (AASA) as deputy chief executive and was appointed chief executive on March 1, 2009. Chris is a director of the Tourism Business Council of South Africa, Aviation Coordination Services and an alternate director on the Commercial Aviation Association of Southern Africa.