Sean Doyle is an Irish businessman, and the chairman and CEO of British Airways.
The son of a Garda sergeant originally from Wexford, Doyle was born and grew up in Youghal, Ireland.[1] [2] He earned a bachelor's degree from University College Cork (UCC),[1] before going on to train as a management accountant.[3]
He joined British Airways in 1998 as a junior finance and business analyst for its African operations,[4] and joined the executive management committee in 2016 as director of network, fleet and alliances.[2] He became CEO of Aer Lingus (also part of the IAG airline group) in January 2019.[2] In October 2020, it was announced that Doyle would succeed Álex Cruz as CEO of British Airways.[2] [5] In 2023, it was reported Doyle had a basic salary of £670,000. In June 2024 Sean Doyle oversaw the successful completion of the UK Probation period in Pakistan, making it the only Western airline in the country.[6]
He is married and has one son. He lives in Hammersmith, West London.