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
- ^ a b O'Shea, Joe (12 October 2020). "Cork Man is the new head of global airline British Airways". CorkBeo. Retrieved 12 October 2020. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
- ^ 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. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
- ^ 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. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)