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André Lorier appointed Winair chief financial officer

Dutch financial executive André Lorier has been appointed chief financial officer of Windward Islands Airways International N.V. (Winair).

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Windward Islands Airways International N.V. (Winair) has appointed Dutch financial executive André Lorier as its chief financial officer. Lorier will join the executive team headed by Chief Executive Officer Hans van de Velde. The appointment was reported on Tuesday 27 October.

Lorier joins Winair from Royal A-ware, where he most recently served as Director of Finance and Accounting. He was previously chief financial officer of AB Texel, Royal A-ware's transportation subsidiary.

His previous work also includes serving as Finance Director for Europe at Blue Phoenix Group and as a treasury consultant at KLM. According to Lorier, Winair serves 17 Caribbean destinations from its hub at Princess Juliana International Airport.

Winair received IATA Operational Safety Audit and IATA Standard Safety Assessment registrations earlier in 2026, according to the report.

File photo: Jonathan Payne / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.0 · cropped, SXM Today mark added

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