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Executive Management Team
Stephen Kavanagh
Chief Executive Officer
See Board of Directors on page 34.
Bernard Bot
Chief Financial Officer
See Board of Directors on page 34.
Federico Balzola
Chief People and Change Officer
Federico Balzola was appointed as Chief People and Change Officer of Aer Lingus Group plc with effect from 1 September 2014 and is a
member of the Company’s Executive Team. Formerly Southern Europe Regional HR Director at Reckitt Benckiser, Federico has extensive
experience at senior level in human resources within major industries in Europe. Prior to that, he held senior HR positions in the Gillette
Company and in Procter and Gamble between 2005 and 2008. He also had various HR roles in the Danone Group between 1991 and 2005.
Federico is a graduate from Université Paris IX Dauphine, France where he gained a BA in Economics and Business and holds an MS in
Economics from Università Bocconi, Milan, Italy.
Dónal Moriarty
Executive Counsel
Dónal 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, Internal and External Communications
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. Dónal is a
solicitor and was Company Secretary at Aer Lingus from early 2009 to September 2012. Prior to joining Aer Lingus he spent nine years with
software company IONA Technologies, latterly as Assistant General Counsel. Prior to that he worked in practice as a solicitor in the
Corporate Department of William Fry. Dónal is a graduate of University College Dublin.
Mike Rutter
Chief Revenue Officer
Mike Rutter was appointed as Chief Revenue Officer at the start of April 2014. Mike previously worked in the aviation, healthcare,
pharmaceutical and securities sectors. Prior to joining Aer Lingus, Mike spent 12 years in Flybe where he held a number of Executive
positions spanning commercial and operational responsibilities. During his time in Flybe, he introduced baggage charging, at the time a
global first, and also led Flybe’s business expansion into Europe building a 28 aircraft airline headquartered in Helsinki.
Ravi Simhambhatla
Chief Technology Officer
Ravi Simhambhatla was appointed as the Chief Technology Officer with effect from 18 June 2012. Ravi’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, Ravi 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 start-up 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.
Robert Somers
Executive for Flight Operations and Contract Flying
Robert Somers was appointed as the Executive for Flight Operations and Contract Flying with effect from 1 February 2014. Prior to that
Robert had served as Director of ACMI and White Tail Flying since February 2013. Before he joined Aer Lingus, Robert was CEO of the
Swiss Charter and ACMI airline “Hello”. He was also the CEO of Swiss Aviation Training. Robert is a qualified aircraft avionics engineer
and qualified Captain with Type ratings and instructor privileges on various aircraft including the Boeing MD80/90 and Airbus A320. He
holds a masters degree in International Executive Business Management from Zurich. Robert was appointed as Accountable Manager of
Aer Lingus with effect from 4 February 2015.
Fergus Wilson
Chief Operating Officer
Fergus Wilson was appointed as the Chief Operating Officer with effect from 1 January 2012. Fergus had served as Chief Operating Officer
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.