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SAS CEO could see pay rise several-fold at Air Canada

SAS President and CEO Anko van der Werff is moving from one of Europe's most restrained executive pay systems to the North American airline industry, where compensation packages are on an entirely different scale.

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Published 17 July 2026 - 10:59

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