Andy Harrison

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Andy Harrison
Born (1957-05-02) 2 May 1957 (age 66)
NationalityBritish
Education University of Cambridge
Occupation(s)Businessman
Former management consultant
TitleCEO of The RAC (1996–2005)
CEO of easyJet (2005–2010)
CEO of Whitbread (2010–2015)
Chairman of Dunelm Group (2015–2022)
Chairman of SEGRO (2022–present)

Andrew Harrison (born 2 May 1957) [1] is a British businessman and former management consultant, currently the chairman of SEGRO. He previously served as the CEO of The RAC, easyJet, Whitbread and the Dunelm Group.

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Early life

Harrison was educated at Hitchin Boys' Grammar School and Bristol Grammar School, an independent day school. [2] He went on to study economics at Pembroke College, Cambridge. He attended Maritzburg College and Natal university in South Africa.

Career

Prior to joining the RAC, Harrison held the roles of managing director of Courtaulds International Fabrics and finance director of Courtaulds Textiles plc. He was also a non-executive director at EMAP. [3]

He was the chief executive of the automotive services company the RAC (previously Lex Services plc) from 1996 to 2005.

Harrison was announced as Ray Webster's successor as CEO of easyJet in September 2005. Harrison announced his intention to leave easyJet in December 2009 [4] and departed in 2010 [5] as Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou, the airline's founder, described him as "overrated". [6]

Harrison became CEO of the British multinational hotel, coffee shop and restaurant company Whitbread in 2010, replacing Alan Parker. [7] Harrison left in 2015, [8] succeeded by Alison Brittain.

Harrison became chairman of Dunelm Group in July 2015. [9]

Harrison succeeded Gerald Corbett as the chairman of SEGRO in 2022.

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Business positions
Preceded by
Ray Webster
CEO of EasyJet
20052010
Succeeded by
Preceded by CEO of Whitbread
20102015
Succeeded by