Laure Daynié is often regarded as the first woman holding management roles across complex environments, with her career spanning operational and commercial functions, French regions as well as global markets. After managing quality for America and leading customer projects at CDG and French stations, she led the financial division at Marseille Airport and directed Air France’s three Mediterranean call centres. Since 2018, she has served as Country Manager in Africa (Senegal) and the Middle East (Lebanon and the Levant), heading the French Foreign Trade Advisers community in Beirut. In 2024, she was honoured with the “Chevalier de l’Ordre national du Mérite” by the French government. Since September 2025, she has led Air France-KLM in the Indian Subcontinent, overseeing 50 weekly departures and steering growth in one of Asia’s most promising aviation programs.