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EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT TEAM Aer Lingus Group Plc
ANNUAL REPORT 2012
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Christoph Mueller
Chief Executive Officer
See Board of Directors on page 30.
Andrew Macfarlane
Chief Financial Officer
See Board of Directors on page 30.
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 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 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 was Company Secretary at Aer
Lingus from early 2009 to September 2012.
Prior to joining Aer Lingus 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, joining in 1978. 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.
Ravindra Simhambhatla
Chief Technology Officer
Ravi Simhambhatla was appointed as the Chief
Technology Officer with effect from 18 June
2012. Mr Simhambhatla’s career to date spans
three continents, bringing with him a wealth
of global experience in technology innovation,
gained from working in senior Director and
CIO roles in the aviation, software and motor
industries. Prior to working for Aer Lingus, Mr
Simhambhatla worked for Tesla Motors as Vice
President Information Technology. He has
particularly strong experience of technology
within the aviation industry having spent five
years with Virgin America. He joined Virgin in
2006 during its startup phase and pioneered a
systems architecture and infrastructure designed
to drive differentiated customer experiences
and support strong e-commerce platforms. He
also spent a year in Dublin in the 1990s while
working with GE Information Services.
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