Johan Lundgren (businessman)

Johan Peter Lundgren (born 4 October 1966) is a Swedish businessman, the chief executive officer (CEO) of the British airline easyJet since December 2017.

Johan Lundgren
Born
Johan Peter Lundgren

(1966-10-04) 4 October 1966
Härnösand, Sweden
Alma materStockholm School of Economics
International Institute for Management Development
OccupationBusinessman
EmployereasyJet
TitleCEO of easyJet

Early life

Johan Peter Lundgren was born in Sweden[1] on 4 October 1966.[2] He lived in Bondsjöhöjden, and went to school in Härnösand, on the eastern coast of mid-Sweden in Ångermanland. He left school at 16 to concentrate solely on music. From 1982 to 1985 Lundgren studied classical trombone in Sweden, the UK and the USA. He aspired to become a trombonist after listening to Christian Lindberg. He auditioned for the Royal Academy of Music, but was not accepted to the conservatoire as that year it was not accepting any trombone players.[1]

Lundgren then moved to Gothenburg. He worked as a tour guide.[1] He attended courses at the Stockholm School of Economics in 1993 and completed the Programme for Executive Development at the International Institute for Management Development (IMD) in Switzerland in 1996.

Career

TUI Group

In 1986, he joined Fritidsresor, a Swedish travel operator, which was later bought by TUI Group (TUI Sverige) in 2001.

He later worked for Fritidsresegruppen i Norden and Svenska Fritidsresor.

In October 2010, he became managing director of TUI Travel UK & Ireland (Tourism Union International).

He became the deputy chief executive of TUI Group on 20 October 2011,[3][4] where he was paid £605,000 in 2011. He resigned as deputy chief executive of the company in 2015, frustrated with its restructuring.[1]

EasyJet

Lundgren became the CEO of EasyJet on 1 December 2017,[5][6][7] replacing Carolyn McCall. One of his first duties was to hire a chief data officer.[8][9] He also hired a former colleague from TUI to create a hotel and loyalty scheme to grow bookings through easyJet's online websites.[10] Another one of his first moves was EasyJet's take over of Air Berlin.[11] Regarding his rumored annual pay of £740,000, it is believed he asked the board that it be reduced to £706,000, his predecessor's last salary.[12] In September 2018, he suggested there should be a law to favour more women pilots in the industry.[13]

In June 2018, he announced that EasyJet would be using electric planes within 10 years.[14][15]

In July 2018, he reiterated easyJet's interest in acquiring a controlling stake in Alitalia.[16] In April 2019, he inaugurated easyJet's new base in Nantes.[17]

In May 2019, he faced criticism for raising the price of the ticket to Madrid to £1,500 after two British teams were qualified for the finals of the 2018–19 UEFA Champions League.[18]

Personal life

Lundgren is married to Maria, and has boy and girl twins. He has one house in London, and another in the Balearic Islands. In 2009 he gave a kidney to his brother Per Lundgren, a musician, by kidney transplantation.

References
  1. Profile - Johan Lundgren. BBC Sounds. 11 June 2022. Retrieved 22 August 2022.
  2. Collingridge, John (1 December 2019). "Interview with Johan Lundgren: easyJet is going green — with package holidays too". The Sunday Times. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
  3. TUI Group
  4. Deputy Chief Executive
  5. James Sillars (10 November 2017). "Travel veteran Johan Lundgren named new easyJet boss as Carolyn McCall takes flight". Sky News. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
  6. "British airline easyJet appoints Johan Lundgren as new CEO". Reuters. 10 November 2017. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
  7. "New easyJet boss wants airline to go from 'strength to strength'". www.shropshirestar.com. Retrieved 2019-07-27.
  8. Fox, Linda (7 September 2018). "Airline data riches are making scientists cry | PhocusWire". www.phocuswire.com. Retrieved 2019-07-27.
  9. "EasyJet's top marketer departs to make way for chief data officer". Marketing Week. 2018-01-23. Retrieved 2019-07-27.
  10. "Easyjet's new boss Johan Lundgren bets on hotels and a loyalty scheme". Evening Standard. 2018-05-15. Retrieved 2019-07-27.
  11. Sembhy, Ravender (18 December 2017). "EasyJet confirms acquisition of Air Berlin assets". The Independent. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
  12. "EasyJet chief Johan Lundgren cuts pay to match predecessor". BBC News. 29 January 2018. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
  13. Spero, John (6 September 2018). "EasyJet boss suggests laws needed to increase female pilots". Financial Times. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
  14. "easyJet CEO Johan Lundgren: Electric planes within 10 years". Roland Berger. Retrieved 2019-07-27.
  15. Lambert, Fred (2018-10-29). "'Electric flying is becoming a reality', says easyJet CEO as they plan to test 9-seater electric plane next year". Electrek. Retrieved 2019-07-27.
  16. "EasyJet still keen on parts of Alitalia: CEO to paper". Reuters. 20 July 2018. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
  17. "easyJet inaugurates Nantes base". anna.aero. 2019-04-16. Retrieved 2019-07-27.
  18. Turnnidge, Sarah (17 May 2019). "easyJet boss defends selling tickets around final for £1.5k". Bristol Live. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
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