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]

He is married and has one son.[3] He lives in Hammersmith, West London.[4]

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. O'Halloran, Barry. "At the controls as Aer Lingus continues steep ascent". The Irish Times. Retrieved 27 May 2022.
  4. Arlidge, John (11 July 2023). "Meet the BA boss trying to save your summer". 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.
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