Aviation
Ryanair is no longer heavily dependent on me, says Michael O’Leary
Group chief executive says airline has a pipeline of managers and it’s up to the board to decide when his contract expires
Michael O’Leary has said Ryanair is no longer heavily dependent on him and that it has done “a lot of really good work during Covid and post-Covid” on succession planning.
O’Leary, who was appointed chief executive of Ryanair in 1994 and group chief executive in 2019, having previously served as chief financial officer since 1988, made the comments on a call with analysts last week, where he was asked about his contract, which is due ...
