Marie Owens Thomsen to join IATA as chief economist

Marie Owens Thomsen is to take over as IATA’s chief economist, following the departure of Brian Pearce this year.

Starting on 4 January, Dr Owens Thomsen will bring experience of macro-economic issues gained from her current role at Banque Lombard Odier, where she has been head of global trends and sustainability since 2020.

Before that she spent nine years as global head of investment intelligence at Indosuez Wealth Management, and she has also worked as a chief economist for Merrill Lynch, Dresdner-Kleinwort ...