Sean Doyle (businessman)

Sean Doyle is an Irish businessman, and the chairman and chief executive (CEO) of Aer Lingus, and CEO-designate at British Airways.

Biography

Doyle was born and grew up in Cork, Ireland.[1][2] He earned a bacheor'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
  1. O'Shea, Joe (12 October 2020). "Cork Man is the new head of global airline British Airways". CorkBeo. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
  2. Reddan, Fiona (12 October 2020). "Cork man Sean Doyle named as British Airways' new chief executive". Irish Times. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
  3. 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.
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