Kenya Airways (KQ) has appointed Mr. Anthony Safo as the new Country Manager responsible for the Nairobi-based airline’s operations in Ghana.

Prior to his appointment, he was in-charge of marketing for the airline’s operations in Anglophone West Africa.

Mr. Safo, who has vast experience in marketing and management having held several portfolios in an illustrious carrier spanning about two decades, becomes one of the few Ghanaians who have held that position.

Kenya Airways (KQ) currently operates daily flights between Accra, Ghana and Kenya with on-ward connections to several destinations in Africa, Asia and the Gulf among others.

The airline is one of the most decorated on the continent. Kenya Airways was adjudged the ‘Airline Operator of the Year’ at the maiden National Aviation Awards held in Accra, Ghana.

The award was in recognition of the airline’s consistent excellence in customer service, commercial planning and distribution, as well as the airline’s marketing drive in 2015.

The airline was also crowned Africa’s Leading Airline 2016 at the World Travel Awards ceremony held in Zanzibar, Tanzania. KQ also bagged Africa’s Leading Airline in Business Class for the fourth consecutive year.