Robert Ian "Rob" Fyfe is a New Zealand businessman and the current Chief Executive Officer

Chief executive officer

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 of New Zealand national airline Air New Zealand

Air New Zealand

Air New Zealand Limited is the national airline and flag carrier of New Zealand. Based in Auckland, New Zealand, the airline operates scheduled passenger flights to 26 domestic destinations and 24 international destinations in 15 countries across Asia, Europe, North America and Oceania, and is...

.

He was born in New Zealand and graduated with a Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical) honours from the University of Canterbury

University of Canterbury

The University of Canterbury , New Zealand's second-oldest university, operates its main campus in the suburb of Ilam in the city of Christchurch, New Zealand...

 in 1982. He currently lives in Auckland

Auckland

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, New Zealand

New Zealand

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. He was previously General Manager of the Bank of New Zealand

Bank of New Zealand

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, Chief Operating Officer of ITV Digital

ITV Digital

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(which went into bankruptcy while he was at the helm) and group general manager of Air New Zealand.

Fyfe has been with the company since 2003.

Fyfe is married with two children.