Sean Doyle (businessman)

Sean Doyle is an Irish businessman, and the chairman and CEO of British Airways.

Biography

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]

References

  1. ^ a b O'Shea, Joe (12 October 2020). "Cork Man is the new head of global airline British Airways". CorkBeo. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ a b O'Halloran, Barry. "At the controls as Aer Lingus continues steep ascent". The Irish Times. Retrieved 27 May 2022.
  4. ^ a b c Arlidge, John (11 July 2023). "Meet the BA boss trying to save your summer". The Times. ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ "BA resumes flights to Pakistan after decade-long suspension". BBC News. 2 June 2019. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
Business positions
Preceded by CEO of British Airways
2020–present 		Incumbent