Georgescu will replace Gabriela Bordea, who was appointed general manager in April 2011.
Sorin Georgescu has been working for Tarom since 1979. He was the airline’s representative to Lisboa (1988), Milan (1991-1994) and Rome (1994-2003). After a stint as marketing and sales manager in 2007-2009, Georgescu returned to Rome.
According to business daily Ziarul Financiar, the state-owned airline’s cumulated losses over the last four years amount to 834 million lei (EUR181 million), nearly a quarter of its turnover.
The company is owned by the state through the Transport Ministry.