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96
David Bonderman (Chairman). David Bonderman has served as a director since August 1996 and has served
as the chairman of the Board of Directors since December 1996. In 1992, Mr. Bonderman co-founded TPG
(formerly known as Texas Pacific Group), a private equity investment firm. He currently serves as an officer
and director of the general partner and manager of TPG. Mr. Bonderman is also an officer, director and
shareholder of 1996 Air G.P. Inc., which owns shares of Ryanair. He also serves on the boards of directors of
the following public companies: Armstrong World Industries, Inc., CoStar Group, Inc. and General Motors
Company. Mr. Bonderman is a U.S. citizen.
Michael Horgan (Director). Michael Horgan has served as a director since January 2001. A former Chief Pilot
of Aer Lingus, he has acted as a consultant to a number of international airlines, civil aviation authorities, the
European Commission and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development. Mr. Horgan is the
Chairman of the Company‘s Air Safety Committee. Mr. Horgan is an Irish citizen.
Klaus Kirchberger (Director). Klaus Kirchberger has served as a director since September 2002. He also
serves as a director of a number of German corporations. Mr. Kirchberger is a German citizen.
Charles McCreevy (Director). Charles McCreevy has served as a director since May 2010. Mr. McCreevy has
previously served as EU Commissioner for Internal Markets and Services (2004-2010) and has held positions in
several Irish Government Ministerial Offices, including Minister for Finance (1997-2004), Minister for Tourism
& Trade (1993-1994) and Minister for Social Welfare (1992-1993). Mr. McCreevy is an Irish citizen.
Declan McKeon (Director). Declan McKeon has served as a director since May 2010. Mr. McKeon is a former
audit partner of PricewaterhouseCoopers and continues to act as a consultant to PricewaterhouseCoopers. He is
currently a director, chairman of the audit committee, and a member of the compensation committee of Icon plc.
Mr. McKeon is an Irish citizen.
Kyran McLaughlin (Director). Kyran McLaughlin has served as a director since January 2001, and is also
Deputy Chairman and Head of Capital Markets at Davy Stockbrokers. Mr. McLaughlin also advised Ryanair
during its initial flotation on the Dublin and NASDAQ stock markets in 1997. Mr. McLaughlin serves on the
Board of Directors of Elan Corporation plc, and he also serves as a director of a number of other Irish private
companies. Mr. McLaughlin is an Irish citizen.
Michael O‟Leary (Executive Director). Michael O‘Leary has served as a director of Ryanair since 1988 and a
director of Ryanair Holdings since July 1996. Mr. O‘Leary was appointed chief executive officer of Ryanair on
January 1, 1994. Mr. O‘Leary is an Irish citizen.
James Osborne (Director). James Osborne has served as a director of Ryanair Holdings since August 1996,
and has been a director of Ryanair since April 1995. Mr. Osborne is a former managing partner of A & L
Goodbody Solicitors. He is also a former Chairman of Independent News and Media plc and a director of
James Hardie Industries NV. He also serves as a director of a number of Irish private companies. Mr. Osborne
is an Irish citizen.
Paolo Pietrogrande (Director). Paolo Pietrogrande has served as a director since 2001. He is presently
Chairman of Element Power Solar. A chemical engineer by training, he has served as an executive at a number
of multinational companies. Mr. Pietrogrande currently serves on the board of AMKA Onlus (Not for Profit
Company) and Camco International (LSE: CAO) where he is also chairman of the audit committee. He also
serves on the advisory board of Wheb Ventures. Mr. Pietrogrande is a U.S. citizen.
The Board of Directors has established a number of committees, including the following:
Executive Committee. The Board of Directors established the Executive Committee in August 1996.
The Executive Committee can exercise the powers exercisable by the full Board of Directors in circumstances in
which action by the Board of Directors is required but it is impracticable to convene a meeting of the full Board
of Directors. Messrs. Bonderman, McLaughlin, O‘Leary and Osborne are the members of the Executive
Committee.