Sean Doyle (businessman)
Sean Doyle is an Irish businessman, and the chairman and CEO of British Airways.
Biography[]
Doyle was born and grew up in Cork, Ireland.[1][2] He earned a bachelor's degree from University College Cork (UCC).[1]
He joined British Airways in 1998, 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][3]
References[]
- ^ a b O'Shea, Joe (12 October 2020). "Cork Man is the new head of global airline British Airways". CorkBeo. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
- ^ a b c d Reddan, Fiona (12 October 2020). "Cork man Sean Doyle named as British Airways' new chief executive". Irish Times. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
- ^ 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.
Categories:
- Living people
- British Airways people
- Irish airline chief executives
- Alumni of University College Cork
- People from Cork (city)