Kenny Jacobs

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Kenny Jacobs
Born
County Cork, Ireland
Alma mater University College Cork
OccupationBusinessman
Known forCEO of DAA

Kenny Jacobs is an Irish businessman, born in Cork. [1] Jacobs attended school at Christian Brothers College and graduated from University College Cork in 1997 with a degree in commerce. [2] He was announced as CEO of the DAA in November 2022, and began in January 2023.

His previous roles included Chief Marketing Officer at Ryanair. [3] When Jacobs arrived at Ryanair in 2014, it was as part of a move by the airline to – as Michael O'Leary had put it – “stop unnecessarily pissing people off”. [4]

He has also worked for major companies including the Metro Group, MoneySuperMarket, and Tesco in Ireland and the UK. [5]

In December 2025 Jacobs took a leave of absence from the DAA, pending the agreement of an exit-package. [6]

References

  1. ↑ Caden, Cáit (18 November 2022). "Cork native Jacobs named new CEO of DAA". Irish Examiner . Retrieved 11 May 2023.
  2. ↑ "Spreading his wings: Kenny Jacobs' move to the top flight". Business Post . Retrieved 18 May 2023.
  3. ↑ "Ex-Ryanair CMO Kenny Jacobs named chief executive of DAA". The Irish Times . Retrieved 10 May 2023.
  4. ↑ "DAA new guy Kenny Jacobs will still have Michael O'Leary on his case". Independent.ie . 11 December 2022. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
  5. ↑ "Former Ryanair Marketing Head Kenny Jacobs Appointed CEO of DAA". BusinessPlus.ie . 18 November 2022. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
  6. ↑ O'Donovan, Brian (23 December 2025). "Kenny Jacobs taking 'some time out' as daa CEO". RTÉ News .


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