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48 easyJet plc Annual report and accounts 2015
1. John Barton
Non-Executive Chairman
First appointed: May 2013
Key areas of prior experience: Finance, Governance
Current external appointments:
Chairman, Next plc. Director of Matheson & Company Limited
and SSP Limited.
Previous relevant experience:
John has also served as Chairman of Catlin Group Limited
(2012-2015), Cable and Wireless Worldwide plc (2010-2012),
Brit Holdings plc (2007-2009) and Wellington Underwriting plc
(2003-2006).
John was previously Senior Independent Director of WH Smith
plc (2006-2011) and Hammerson plc (1998-2007). He was also
the Chief Executive of insurance broker JIB Group plc (1984-
1997). After JIB’s merger with Lloyd Thomson he became
Chairman of the combined group, Jardine Lloyd Thompson
Group plc (1997-2001).
2. Charles Gurassa
Non-Executive Deputy Chairman and
Senior Independent Director
First appointed: June 2011
Key areas of prior experience: Airline industry
Current external appointments:
Non-Executive Chairman, Genesis Housing Association Limited
and Netnames. Senior Independent Director, Merlin
Entertainments plc. Non-Executive Director, Genfinance II plc.
Trustee, English Heritage. Trustee, Migration Museum.
Previous relevant experience:
Charles’s career has been primarily in the travel, tourism and
leisure industries in a number of senior positions including
Chief Executive of Thomson Travel Group Plc (1999-2003),
Executive Chairman of TUI Northern Europe Limited (1999-2003)
and Director of Passenger and Cargo at British Airways plc
(1995-1999).
Charles retired from full time work in June 2003 to pursue a
portfolio career. He was previously Non-Executive Chairman of
LOVEFiLM International Limited (2006-2011), Phones4U Limited
(2007-2011), Virgin Mobile plc (2004-2006), Alamo/National Rent
a Car (2004-2006), 7Days Ltd (2003-2010) and Non-Executive
Director at Whitbread plc (2000-2009) and MACH (2007-2013).
3. Carolyn McCall OBE
Chief Executive
First appointed: July 2010
Key areas of prior experience: Media
Current external appointments:
Non-Executive Director, Burberry Group plc and member of the
Audit, Remuneration and Nominations Committees. Director of
French Chamber of Commerce.
Previous relevant experience:
Prior to joining easyJet, Carolyn was Chief Executive of Guardian
Media Group plc (2000-2010). She was also Non-Executive
Director of Lloyds TSB Limited (2008-2009), Tesco plc
(2005-2008) and New Look plc (1999-2005).
Carolyn was Chair of Opportunity Now (2005-2009) and former
President of Women in Advertising and Communications London
(WACL) (2002-2003).
4. Andrew Findlay*
Chief Financial Officer
First appointed: October 2015
Key areas of prior experience: Finance
Previous relevant experience:
Andrew was previously Chief Financial Officer at Halfords plc
(2011-2015). Prior to this, Andrew was Director of Finance, Tax
and Treasury at Marks and Spencer Group plc (2009-2011). He
has also held senior finance roles at the London Stock Exchange
and at Cable and Wireless both in the UK and US.
5. Adèle Anderson
Independent Non-Executive Director
First appointed: September 2011
Key areas of prior experience: Finance
Current external appointments:
Non-Executive Director, Intu Properties plc and Chair of Audit
Committee and member of Remuneration Committee. Chair
of Audit Committee, Save the Children International. Member
of Board of Trustees, Save the Children UK and Save the
Children International.
Previous relevant experience:
Until July 2011, Adèle was a partner in KPMG and held roles
including Chief Financial Officer of KPMG UK, Chief Executive
Officer of KPMG’s captive insurer and Chief Financial Officer of
KPMG Europe.
6. Dr. Andreas Bierwirth
Independent Non-Executive Director
First appointed: July 2014
Key areas of prior experience: Airline industry
Current external appointments:
Chief Executive Officer, T-Mobile Austria GmbH. Member of
the Board of Austrian Airlines AG, German-Austrian Chamber
of Commerce, Lindner Hotels AG, Austria Vienna, Austria’s
Association of Industry and Casinos Austria AG (on behalf of
the Austrian Government).
Previous relevant experience:
Andreas previously served as a Member of the Board at Austrian
Airlines AG (2008-2012), including as Chief Commercial Officer
for the whole period. He also served as Vice President Marketing
of Deutsche Lufthansa AG in Frankfurt (2006-2008). Prior to
this, Andreas was first Deputy Managing Director and later
Managing Director at Germanwings (2002-2006).
* Prior to Andrew Findlay’s appointment in October 2015, Chris Kennedy
was Chief Financial Officer from July 2010 until September 2015.
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