Friday, July 17, 2009

Aer Lingus announce new CEO

Aer Lingus announced today that it had appointed Christoph Müller as the airline's new CEO to succeed Dermot Mannion who resigned in April of this year. Mr. Müller (47) who will join Aer Lingus on October 1 was most recently Aviation Director at TUI Travel PLC and will also be appointed to the Aer Lingus Board.
Cristoph Müller has extensive experience in the airline industry and has held senior positions with Daimler Benz Aerospace, Lufthansa AG, DHL/ Deutsche Post and Sabena.
Colm Barrington, Aer Lingus Chairman commented, "We are delighted to announce the appointment of Christoph Mueller as our new Chief Executive. We conducted a thorough and rigorous recruitment process and have chosen a candidate with a proven track record within the aviation industry. Christoph has the experience and the skill-set to lead the Aer Lingus team through what is an unprecedented operating environment and to make the changes that are required at Aer Lingus.

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