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10 British Airways executives
These ten current and former British Airways executives hold or have held senior roles such as CEO, COO and other chief officer posts at British Airways and its BA Cityflyer and BA Euroflyer subsidiaries. Readers can learn how senior leaders at British Airways build and run their teams.
Professionals to explore
01—10Andy Best
LinkedInExperience: Chief Technical Officer British Airways · British Airways
Chief Technical Officer British Airways at British Airways since April 2023, and Chief Technical Officer at Iberia since September 2020. Best was Director Commercial at Iberia (2016–2020) and Chief Commercial Officer at SR Technics Group (2014–2016).
Colm Lacy
LinkedInExperience: Chief Commercial Officer (CCO) · British Airways
Chief Commercial Officer (CCO) at British Airways since July 2021; the profile says the role leads global sales, revenue management, loyalty, distribution and payments, and digital channels. Lacy has been Non-Executive Director - IAG Loyalty Ltd (Avios) at IAG since 2022 and was Head of Revenue Management, Pricing & Ancillaries at British Airways (2016–2021).
Gabriel Perdiguero
LinkedInExperience: Chief Financial and Transformation Officer (CFTO) · British Airways
Chief Financial and Transformation Officer (CFTO) at British Airways since June 2026, a role the profile lists at the C-level. Perdiguero was Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and Board Member at Iberia (2025–2026), President at Iberia Tech (2025–2026) and Chief Financial, Transformation and Tech Officer at Iberia (2024–2025), and has been a Board Member at Iberia Tech since June 2026.
Henning Krüger
LinkedInExperience: Chief Information and Digital Officer · British Airways
Chief Information and Digital Officer at British Airways since October 2024, a role the profile lists at the C-level based at London Heathrow. Krüger has been a Member Board of Directors at Iberia Tech since 2025, and was VP Operations Planning & Steering LH Airlines at Lufthansa (2021–2024) and CIO at Lufthansa Technik (2018–2020).
Jason Mahoney
LinkedInExperience: Chief Operating Officer (COO) · British Airways
Former Chief Operating Officer (COO) at British Airways (2020–2022) and former Chief Technical Officer (CTO) at British Airways (2022); the profile says the CTO move followed the decision to separate operations from technical engineering and that Mahoney championed the delivery of 102 sustainability initiatives. Mahoney has been Executive Vice President & Chief Operating Officer (COO) at SAS - Scandinavian Airlines since 2023.
Lisa Tremble
LinkedInExperience: Chief Customer and People Officer · British Airways
Chief Customer and People Officer at British Airways since February 2026. The profile also lists Chief People, Corporate Affairs and Sustainability Officer at British Airways from November 2022 and Chief Corporate Affairs and Sustainability Officer at British Airways from July 2021. Tremble was Group Corporate Affairs and Sustainability Director at Direct Line Group (2017–2021).
René de Groot
LinkedInExperience: COO - Chief Operating Officer · British Airways
COO - Chief Operating Officer at British Airways since October 2022. De Groot was COO - Chief Operating Officer (2015–2022) and Managing Director (2015–2022) at KLM Royal Dutch Airlines and Senior Vice President Operations at KLM Royal Dutch Airlines (2012–2014). The profile says de Groot moved into management after 20 years as an airline pilot.
Robin Hayes (Airbus)
LinkedInExperience: Executive Vice President, Americas · British Airways
Former Executive Vice President, Americas at British Airways; the profile lists this British Airways role from September 1989 to July 2008. Hayes was Chief Executive Officer at JetBlue (2008–2024) and has been Chairman & CEO of Airbus in North America at Airbus since June 2024. The profile also lists Graduate Trainee & Senior Engineer at The Plessey Company (1985–1989).
Sean Doyle
LinkedInExperience: CEO British Airways · British Airways
CEO British Airways at British Airways since October 2020, and the profile headline reads Chairman and CEO at British Airways. Doyle was CEO Aer Lingus (2019–2020), Director Fleet Network & Alliances at British Airways (2016–2018) and Area General Manager Americas at British Airways (2013–2016). The profile says Doyle first joined British Airways in 1998 as a financial analyst.
Tom Stoddart
LinkedInExperience: Chief Executive Officer · BA Cityflyer
Former Chief Executive Officer at BA Cityflyer (2018–2025) and former Chief Executive Officer at BA Euroflyer (2021–2025); the profile describes these as BA's two subsidiary airlines and says Stoddart founded BA's own ground handling company GGS. Stoddart has been a Trustee Director at British Airways Pension Services since 2021 and a NED at Gatwick Ground Services (GGS) since 2023.
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Questions to take into the conversation
- 01How does a network airline balance operational reliability against cost when planning its schedule and fleet?
- 02How do airline commercial teams decide pricing, loyalty and distribution priorities across sales channels?
- 03How do airlines that belong to a larger group split decisions between the airline and the group?
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