John Hays | |
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Born | 22 July 1949 |
Died | (aged 71)
Sunderland,
Tyne and Wear, England |
Education |
University of Oxford Manchester Business School |
Occupation | Businessman |
Known for | Founder of Hays Travel |
Title | CEO, Hays Travel |
Term | 1980–2020 |
Successor | Irene Hays |
Spouse |
Irene Hays (
m. 1997) |
Children | 2 |
John Hays (22 July 1949 [1] – 13 November 2020) was a British businessman, and the founder/CEO of Hays Travel, now the largest independent travel agency in the UK. [2]
Hays earned a degree in mathematics from the University of Oxford. [3] He later earned an MBA from Manchester Business School. [4] In 1980, Hays founded Hays Travel in the back of his mother's children's wear store in Seaham, Durham. [5] Hays owned 56.42% and his wife Irene owned 43.58%. [6]
John Hays married Irene Lucas in 1997. She has chaired the company since his death. The couple had two children. [3]
John Hays died on 13 November 2020, aged 71, after collapsing at the company's Sunderland head office. [7] [8]
John Hays | |
---|---|
Born | 22 July 1949 |
Died | (aged 71)
Sunderland,
Tyne and Wear, England |
Education |
University of Oxford Manchester Business School |
Occupation | Businessman |
Known for | Founder of Hays Travel |
Title | CEO, Hays Travel |
Term | 1980–2020 |
Successor | Irene Hays |
Spouse |
Irene Hays (
m. 1997) |
Children | 2 |
John Hays (22 July 1949 [1] – 13 November 2020) was a British businessman, and the founder/CEO of Hays Travel, now the largest independent travel agency in the UK. [2]
Hays earned a degree in mathematics from the University of Oxford. [3] He later earned an MBA from Manchester Business School. [4] In 1980, Hays founded Hays Travel in the back of his mother's children's wear store in Seaham, Durham. [5] Hays owned 56.42% and his wife Irene owned 43.58%. [6]
John Hays married Irene Lucas in 1997. She has chaired the company since his death. The couple had two children. [3]
John Hays died on 13 November 2020, aged 71, after collapsing at the company's Sunderland head office. [7] [8]