Sean Doyle is an Irish businessman, and the chairman and CEO of British Airways.
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]
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b O'Halloran, Barry. "At the controls as Aer Lingus continues steep ascent". The Irish Times. Retrieved 27 May 2022.
- ^ a b c Arlidge, John (11 July 2023). "Meet the BA boss trying to save your summer". ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "BA resumes flights to Pakistan after decade-long suspension". BBC News. 2 June 2019. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
Sean Doyle is an Irish businessman, and the chairman and CEO of British Airways.
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]
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b O'Halloran, Barry. "At the controls as Aer Lingus continues steep ascent". The Irish Times. Retrieved 27 May 2022.
- ^ a b c Arlidge, John (11 July 2023). "Meet the BA boss trying to save your summer". ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "BA resumes flights to Pakistan after decade-long suspension". BBC News. 2 June 2019. Retrieved 22 July 2024.