The Ministry of Transport of Angola has confirmed that the shareholders of TAAG – Linhas Aéreas de Angola unanimously approved a series of resolutions at a General Meeting aimed at strengthening the airline’s governance framework, executive leadership and delivery of its 2024–2027 Strategic Plan.
As part of the changes to the Board of Directors, Maria Manuela Resende da Costa Pardal has stepped down as Executive Director for Infrastructure, Supply Chain and Services, while Misayely Celestino Isaac Abias has ceased serving as a Non-Executive Director.
To ensure management continuity and support execution of the three-year strategy, shareholders have appointed Misayely Celestino Isaac Abias as Executive Director for Maintenance and Engineering. Manuel Tavares de Almeida has been appointed as a Non-Executive Director. Jaime Miguel Ferreira Carneiro, who remains Executive Director for Commercial Affairs, will additionally assume the role of Chief Transformation Officer. In this capacity, he will hold delegated powers for the implementation of TAAG’s Strategic Plan and transformation programmes, under terms to be defined by the Board.
Adjustments were also approved to the company’s corporate governance structures. Following the expiry of mandates, Cristóvão Domingos Francisco da Cunha has been appointed Chairman of the Board of the General Meeting, Hortêncio Elias Trancredo da Cruz Sanumbute as Vice-Chairman, and Bruno Renato Custódio e Silva Inglês as Secretary.
Within the Remuneration Committee, Ednilson Ricardo Ferreira Leite de Sousa has ceased his duties, and Maria Auxiliadora Fragoso Pascoal Ramiro has been appointed President of the Committee.
The Ministry of Transport stated that the resolutions reflect the shareholders’ commitment to reinforcing institutional stability, good governance and execution capacity at TAAG, while maintaining continuity across the remainder of the Board of Directors. The changes are positioned as enabling measures to consolidate the airline’s transformation process and support sustainable growth.
