Dhaka, Feb. 24 -- Oneworld has named seasoned aviation executive Ole Orver as its new chief executive officer, the airline alliance announced on February 23. Orver will assume the role on April 1, succeeding Nathaniel Pieper, who recently took on the chief commercial officer position at American Airlines.

A Swedish national, Orver brings more than 20 years of aviation industry experience. Most recently, he served as chief commercial officer at Finnair, where he led the transformation of the airline's commercial and network strategy and introduced new revenue and loyalty initiatives.

Prior to Finnair, he held the role of senior vice president-network management at Qatar Airways. He also served in leadership positions at Air Berlin, LOT P...