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EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT TEAM Aer Lingus Group Plc
Annual Report 2011
26
EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT TEAM
Christoph Mueller
Chief Executive Officer
See Board of Directors on page 24.
Andrew Macfarlane
Chief Financial Officer
See Board of Directors on page 24.
Andrew Cornish
Chief Customer and Brand Officer
Andrew Cornish was appointed as Chief
Customer and Brand Officer with effect from 1
February 2012. He brings a wealth of customer
experience from different industries. Most
recently, he served as Chief Executive of MDL
Marinas Group plc. Prior to that he was the
Managing Director and Group Board Director of
Manchester Airports Group; Divisional Managing
Director of the Unipart Group of Companies,
and he held a number of senior positions with
Eastman Kodak. Andrew is responsible for most
of the customer facing teams in the company
and represents the needs of the customer on the
Executive Team. He is responsible for ensuring
that the product proposition and delivery
continue to meet the excellent standards being
achieved at present.
Michael Grealy
Chief People & Change Officer
Michael Grealy is a graduate of Trinity College
Dublin. He was appointed Chief People &
Change Officer in September 2009. Formerly
Head of Group Human Resources and a
member of the Group Executive Committee of
The Bank of Ireland, Michael has extensive
experience at a senior level in human resources
within major industries in Ireland, France and
the US. As a former Head of Group HR in Bank
of Ireland (2001-2006), Michael was a key
member of the senior management team and
was central to the alignment of the Group's HR
strategy with the Group's business strategy, as
well as the implementation of a number of
major change initiatives. Michael was
subsequently Chief Executive, Alternative
Investments and Global Distribution with The
Bank of Ireland. Michael has also held senior
Human Resources positions in Boston Scientific
and Seagate Technology.
Stephen Kavanagh
Chief Commercial Officer
Stephen Kavanagh is a graduate of University
College Dublin and joined the Company in
1988. He undertook a number of analytical and
management roles in fleet scheduling and
business planning departments before being
appointed Operations Planning Manager in 2003
with responsibility for the integration of network,
aircraft and crew planning, and a focus on
improved productivity and asset utilisation.
Stephen was appointed to the senior
management team in March 2006 as Planning
Director and was appointed as Corporate
Planning Director in November 2007. In 2009
he was appointed as Chief Commercial Officer
in addition to his planning and commercial
responsibility for the long haul and short haul
business.
Donal Moriarty
Executive Counsel
Donal Moriarty was appointed as Executive
Counsel with effect from 1 January 2012. The
Executive Counsel Function ensures that the
existing expertise within each of the Legal,
Company Secretarial, Aero-political/Regulatory
Affairs and Public Relations areas are directly
represented on the Executive Team. In this
manner, guidance and advice is provided
directly to the Executive Team and the Board on
the legal, regulatory, compliance and
reputational implications of their decision
making. Donal is a solicitor and has been
Company Secretary at Aer Lingus since early
2009. Prior to that he spent 9 years with
software company IONA Technologies, most
recently as Assistant General Counsel. Prior to
that he worked in practice as a solicitor in the
Corporate Department of William Fry. Donal is a
graduate of University College Dublin.
Fergus Wilson
Chief Operating Officer
Fergus Wilson was appointed as the Chief
Operating Officer with effect from 1 January
2012. Fergus had served as COO on an interim
basis since July 2011 and from 2006 led the
Maintenance and Engineering function as Post
Holder for Continuing Airworthiness and
Maintenance. He was appointed to the senior
management team in 2002 in the role of Deputy
Chief Engineer having previously served in senior
management roles within the former regional
airline Aer Lingus Commuter. Fergus is a
licensed aircraft maintenance engineer in
airframe, powerplant and avionic disciplines
having initially served an apprenticeship with
Aer Lingus. He holds an MBA from the Open
University Business School and brings a wealth
of knowledge and experience of Aer Lingus’
Operations with him to the role of COO.