Aer Lingus has appointed Stephen Kavanagh as its chief executive. He joins the airline at a time when IAG, the British Airways owners, is looking to buy Aer Lingus in a US$1.6 billion deal. Kavanagh replaces Christoph Mueller who is leaving on 28 February to take the top spot at Malaysia Airlines. Kavanagh has been with Aer Lingus since 1988. He held a number of operations and commercial roles before becoming a company executive in 2006. He was part of the IPO team and became CCO in … [Read more...] about Stephen Kavanagh named new Aer Lingus CEO
Christoph Mueller
Aer Lingus’ chief picked to head new MAS
Christoph Mueller, the CEO of Irish airline Aer Lingus, is named the new CEO of Malaysia Airlines (MAS) by Malaysian sovereign wealth fund Khazanah Nasional. The German aviation veteran will be appointed as CEO-designate from 1 January 2015 and nominated as non-executive director of the Board of MAS. Discussions are ongoing for Mueller to take full helm of Malaysia Airlines between March and May next year. He will be the first non-Malaysian to head the airline. “It is imperative … [Read more...] about Aer Lingus’ chief picked to head new MAS
Aer Lingus’ chief picked to head new MAS
Christoph Mueller, the CEO of Irish airline Aer Lingus, is named the new CEO of Malaysia Airlines (MAS) by Malaysian sovereign wealth fund Khazanah Nasional. The German aviation veteran will be appointed as CEO-designate from 1 January 2015 and nominated as non-executive director of the Board of MAS. Discussions are ongoing for Mueller to take full helm of Malaysia Airlines between March and May next year. He will be the first non-Malaysian to head the airline. “It is imperative … [Read more...] about Aer Lingus’ chief picked to head new MAS