Presently, Benjamin M. Smith is Chief Executive Officer & Director at Air France-KLM SA. Mr. Smith is also on the board of Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij NV and Société Air France SA (former Chief Executive Officer & Director).

Mr. Smith previously was COO & President-Passenger Airlines at Air Canada and Chairman, President & Chief Executive Officer of Air Canada Vacations (a subsidiary of Air Canada).

He received an undergraduate degree from the University of Western Ontario.