FORM 6-K
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER
FURNISHED PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 UNDER
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
16 September 2005
BRITISH AIRWAYS Plc
(Registrant's Name)
Waterside HBA3,
PO Box 365
Harmondsworth UB7 0GB
United Kingdom
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CONTENTS
1. Board Appointment
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorised.
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BRITISH AIRWAYS Plc |
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By: /s/_______________________________ |
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Name: Alan Buchanan |
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Title: Company Secretary |
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Date 16 September 2005 |
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
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Board Appointment |
BOARD APPOINTMENT
British Airways today announced that Mr Chumpol NaLamlieng will join its board as a non-executive director on 1 November, 2005.
Mr NaLamlieng is currently president of Siam Cement Company, Thailand's largest industrial group listed on the Securities Exchange of Thailand, and chairman of Singapore Telecom, Singapore's largest company.
Martin Broughton, British Airways chairman said: "We are delighted that Chumpol will be joining the board. He has proven himself to be an outstanding business leader and his experience combined with his particular knowledge of Asia will provide further strength to the airline's board."
Notes to editors:
Chumpol NaLamlieng, 58, graduated from the University of Washington in Mechanical Engineering and received his MBA from the Harvard Business School in 1967.
He joined The Siam Cement Public Company Limited in 1972 and was appointed president of Siam Cement in 1993. He is also non-executive chairman of Singapore Telecommunications Ltd and executive committee member of the World Business Council for Sustainable Development.