Sean Doyle (businessman)

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Sean Doyle is an Irish businessman, and the chairman and CEO of British Airways.

Biography

The son of a Garda sergeant originally from Wexford, Doyle was born and grew up in Youghal, Ireland. [1] [2] He earned a bachelor's degree from University College Cork (UCC), [1] before going on to train as a management accountant. [3]

He joined British Airways in 1998 as a junior finance and business analyst for its African operations, [4] and joined the executive management committee in 2016 as director of network, fleet and alliances. [2] He became CEO of Aer Lingus (also part of the IAG airline group) in January 2019. [2] In October 2020, it was announced that Doyle would succeed Álex Cruz as CEO of British Airways. [2] [5] In 2023, it was reported Doyle had a basic salary of £670,000. [4] In June 2024 Sean Doyle oversaw the successful completion of the UK Probation period in Pakistan, making it the only Western airline in the country. [6]

He is married and has one son. [3] He lives in Hammersmith, West London. [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 O'Shea, Joe (12 October 2020). "Cork Man is the new head of global airline British Airways". CorkBeo. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Reddan, Fiona (12 October 2020). "Cork man Sean Doyle named as British Airways' new chief executive". Irish Times. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
  3. 1 2 O'Halloran, Barry. "At the controls as Aer Lingus continues steep ascent". The Irish Times. Retrieved 27 May 2022.
  4. 1 2 3 Arlidge, John (11 July 2023). "Meet the BA boss trying to save your summer". ISSN   0140-0460 . Retrieved 12 July 2023.
  5. ↑ Sweney, Mark (12 October 2020). "Alex Cruz steps down as BA chief in wake of Covid job cuts row". The Guardian. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
  6. ↑ "BA resumes flights to Pakistan after decade-long suspension". BBC News. 2 June 2019. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
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