| Foreigners sweep top Camair-co jobs |
| Written by The Standard Tribune |
| Friday, 05 February 2010 22:22 |
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A Dutchman and an Austrian were selected from among over 200 applicants for the top jobs of general manager and chief operations officer. President Paul Biya made public the decision, which paves the way for the cooperation to take flight in a decree last Thursday. Camair-co replaces the defunct Cameroon Airlines, Camair. Authorities said late last year that picking the management team and other crew members was the last major step to its take off. Alex Van Elk, the new director general, worked with private airways Arik Air, which is based in Nigeria before his appointment. He also has experience managing airports in Nigeria and has been successful in starting new airlines. The chief of operations Gustav Baldauf formerly held the same position at Rusia-owned AiRUnion, an airline group comprising KrasAir, Domodedovo Airlines, Samara Airlines, Omskavia and Sibaviatrans. Cameroon began the search for a management team for Camair in 2009, when partner Lufthansa Consulting issued a call for applications. About 200 people, including 12 Cameroonians applied for the job, according to the ministry of finance. Elk’s brings a warehouse of expertise and visibly good accomplishments to the position. He helped build Arik Air, which he inherited as a national company, into an international operation, with destinations to the USA and Europe. Working for Bi-Courtney Aviation Services in 2008, Elk won a contract to build a monorail at the Murtala Mohammed Airport, Lagos, to ease traffic problems on the road linking the airport’s domestic and international terminals. The Camair management was already set to go to a foreigner. Gilbert Mitonneau, a French man who first occupied the position stepped down in 2009, citing difficulty to work with certain people on his team. 
 
Comments (4)
  written by denis, December 12, 2010
I will start by addressing u Ekuri DANIEl, Ur a true son of Paul Biya.When a president carries out a duty he is not to be thanked because he is paid for it.Thats tax payers money ok.Secondly i want to ask u where are cameroonians that foreigners should be taking the few jobs whuiich we dont even have?thirdly if u have travel out of Cameroon and see airports in smaller and poorer countries,u will never say that even if a gun is pointed against ur head.Lastly you dont need to kiss ass to earn a living.Die like a man than live like a dog in filt.
 written by Ngo Nje epse BEHALAL Elise, June 13, 2011
Monsieur,
Suite a votre annonce paru dans le quotidien National CAMEROUN TRIBUNE,et tres intéressé par vos activités dans le transport aérien au cameroun ,je souhaiterais rejoindre votre dynamique equipe. Mon savoir faire s'oriente autour de la gestion financière . je me tiens à votre entière disposition pour une rencontre qui me permettrait de vous faire part de mes motivations et de mon enthousiasme .Dans cette attente,veuillez agréer,Monsieur,l'expression de mes sincères salutations.
 written by gideon fon, June 25, 2011
i would like to say that the world is getting global, the job should go to
the most qualified person be him for cameroon or wherever camair was managed by cameroonians in the past and they brought that company to bankruptcy. This new team should work well for the customers as well as the investors.Man no run.open your eyes and look beyond the corrupt cameroonians with beer bottles. 33 export any one?
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We the Cameroonian Youths are rightly behind you to see to it that, Camair Co has come to stay. May the Almighty be at your guide. We wish you and your team all the best.....
Best regards,, Ekuri Daniel
Request; Please brief us on how to apply for vacant positions in the Company.