Claudia Sender

President, LATAM Airlines Brazil

Claudia Sender is president of LATAM Airlines Brazil and vice-president of Customers LATAM Airlines. Previously, she served as TAM Airlines’ President since May 2013. Sender joined the company in December 2011, as Commercial and Marketing vice-president. After June 2012, with the conclusion of TAM-LAN combination and the creation of LATAM Airlines Group, she became the head of Brazil Domestic Business Unit, and her functions were expanded to include TAM’s entire Customer Service structure. Prior to joining LATAM Airlines, she was Marketing vice-president at Whirlpool Latin America for seven years. She also worked as a consultant at Bain & Company, developing projects for large companies in various industries, including TAM Airlines and other players of the global aviation sector. She has a bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering from the Polytechnic School at the University of São Paulo and a MBA from Harvard Business School.