Board of Directors
Board of Directors
Stan McCarthy
(Non Exec Chairman)
Independent: Yes
Years: 7
Commitee:
E Executive
N Nomination (Chair)
Róisín Brennan
(Non Exec – SID)
Independent: Yes
Years: 6
Commitee:
E Executive
R Remuneration (Chair)
Eamonn Brennan
(Non Exec)
Independent: Yes
Years: 1
Commitee:
R Remuneration
S Safety & Security
Emer Daly
(Non Exec)
Independent: Yes
Years: 6
Commitee:
A Audit
Geoff Doherty
(Non Exec)
Independent: Yes
Years: 3
Commitee:
A Audit (Chair)
Bertrand Grabowski
(Non Exec)
Independent: Yes
Years: <1
Commitee:
A Audit
Elisabeth Köstinger
(Non Exec)
Independent: Yes
Years: 1
Commitee:
N Nomination
Jinane Lagharari Laabi
(Non Exec)
Independent: Yes
Years: <1
Commitee:
N Nomination
Howard Millar
(Non Exec)
Independent: Yes
Years: 9
Commitee:
E Executive
N Nomination
Roberta Neri
(Non Exec)
Independent: Yes
Years: <1
Commitee:
R Remuneration
Anne Nolan
(Non Exec)
Independent: Yes
Years: 1
Commitee:
N Nomination
Amber Rudd
(Non Exec)
Independent: Yes
Years: <1
Commitee:
R Remuneration
Mike O’Brien
(Non Exec)
Independent: Yes
Years: 8
Commitee:
S Safety & Security (Co-Chair)
Michael O’Leary
(Exec)
Independent: No
Years: 28
Commitee:
E Executive
Stan McCarthy
Non-Exec Chairman
Stan McCarthy was appointed as a Director of Ryanair in May 2017, Deputy Chairman in April 2019 and Chairman in June 2020.
Mr. McCarthy was Chief Executive of Kerry Group plc from January 2008 until September 2017.
Amber Rudd
Non Exec
Amber Rudd joins the Board on July 1, 2024.
She is a former UK Minister and MP who held senior cabinet positions including Home Secretary and Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change. Amber is a non-executive director of Centrica plc. She is a UK citizen.
Róisín Brennan
Non Exec
Roisin Brennan has served as a Director since May 2018.
Ms. Brennan is a former Chief Executive of IBI Corporate Finance Ltd where she had extensive experience advising public companies in Ireland.
Bertrand Grabowski
Non Exec
Mr. Grabowski has almost 40 years aviation and transport finance experience. A former Executive Board Member of DVB Bank SE, he previously held senior roles with Citibank, Credit Agricole Indosuez and Banque Indosuez and is currently an independent aviation consultant. Mr. Grabowski is also a non-executive director of Jazeera Airways (a publicly listed company on the Kuwait Stock Exchange).
Jinane Laghrari Laabi
Non Exec
Jinane Laghrari Laabi joins the Board on July 1, 2024.
She is a former partner with McKinsey & Co. (Casablanca) covering Morocco, Africa & Middle East and is a Non-Executive Director of Aluminium Du Moroc (a public listed company in Morocco). She is a Moroccan citizen.
Emer Daly
Non Exec
Emer Daly has served as a Director of Ryanair since December 2017.
Ms. Daly is currently Board Chairman at RSA Insurance Ireland DAC and a Non-Executive Director of Chetwood Financial Limited and RGA International Reinsurance Company DAC.
Geoff Doherty
Non Exec
Geoff Doherty has served as a Director of Ryanair since October 2021.
Mr Doherty is the current CFO of Kingspan Group PLC, where he is also a member of the Board of Directors. He has been a member of the Greencore Group PLC Board as well as Kingspan.
Roberta Neri
Non Exec
Ms. Neri is a former CEO of ENAV, the Italian Air Navigation Services provider, where she managed the IPO process on the Italian stock exchange. Prior to that, she was CFO of ACEA (one of the major Italian utility companies).
Ms. Neri has over 30 years experience in both corporate and financial services industries. A founding member and board director of Byom (a consulting firm focused on investment funds and companies operating in the industrial, renewable energy and infrastructure sector), Ms. Neri is also currently an Operating Partner at Asterion Industrial Partners (an independent investment management firm focusing on European infrastructure).
Anne Nolan
Non Exec
Anne Nolan was appointed as Director of Ryanair in December 2022.
Ms. Nolan is a former Chair of the Irish Aviation Authority (from 2010 to 2018) and previously served as Chief Executive of the Irish Pharmaceutical Healthcare Association. She has also served on various Boards incl. the Food Safety Authority of Ireland, the Irish Medicines Board, the Executive Committee of the European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and the Board of the Smurfit Graduate School of Business.
Elisabeth Köstinger
Non Exec
Ms. Köstinger is a former Austrian politician who was an MEP from 2009 to 2017, and subsequently served as Minister for Agriculture, Sustainability and Tourism in the Government of Chancellors Kurz, Schallenberg and Nehammer. She retired from politics in 2022 to become CEO of an Austrian ESG-Fintech.
Eamonn Brennan
Non Exec
Mr Brennan was formerly Chief Executive of the Irish Aviation Authority, and more recently the Director General of Eurocontrol from 2018 to 2022. Mr Brennan has been a central figure in European aviation over the past 5 years.
Howard Millar
Non Exec
Howard Millar was appointed as a Director of Ryanair in August 2015.
Mr. Millar had served as Ryanair’s Deputy CEO and Chief Financial Officer from 2003 to December 2014 having previously been Director of Finance from 1993 and Financial Controller in 1992.
Mike O’Brien
Non Exec
Mike O’Brien was appointed as a Director of Ryanair in May 2016. Mr.
O’Brien was Head of Flight Operations Inspectorate with the Maltese Civil Aviation Authority until he retired in 2016.
Michael O’Leary
Chief Executive Officer
Michael O’Leary has served as a director of Ryanair since 1988 and a director of Ryanair Holdings since July 1996.
He was appointed chief executive officer of Ryanair in 1994.