Governance Ryanair Holdings plc

RYA

IE00BYTBXV33

Airlines

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02-06	Ryanair reinstates 9% growth plans for Belgium's Charleroi Airport after passenger tax dropped	RE
02-06	The Airline Sector Soars on the Stock Market Driven by Promising Short-Term Prospects

Executive Committee: Ryanair Holdings plc

Manager

Positions heldSince

Michael O’Leary

65 year

Chief Executive Officer

31/12/1993

Neil Sorahan

54 year

Director of Finance/CFO

31/05/2006

Juliusz Komorek

48 year

General Counsel	30/04/2009
Corporate Secretary	31/12/2003

John Hurley

51 year

Chief Tech/Sci/R&D Officer

14/09/2014

Composition of the Board of Directors: Ryanair Holdings plc

Director

CommitteesSince

Stan McCarthy

68 year

Executive Committee	31/05/2020
Nominating Committee Chair	31/05/2020

Róisín Brennan

61 year

Executive Committee	17/05/2018
Compensation Committee Chair	17/05/2018
Compensation Committee	31/12/2020
Governance Committee	31/12/2020
Nominating Committee	31/12/2020

Howard Michael Millar

64 year

Executive Committee	31/05/2020
Nominating Committee	31/05/2020
Compensation Committee	31/07/2015

Emer Daly

63 year

Audit Committee Chair	13/12/2012
Compensation Committee Chair	13/12/2012
Audit Committee	05/12/2017

Bertrand Grabowski

70 year

Compensation Committee	30/04/2022
Audit Committee Chair	30/04/2022
Audit Committee	30/09/2023

Amber Rudd

62 year

Compensation Committee	30/06/2024
Nominating Committee	08/03/2022

Michael O’Leary

65 year

Executive Committee	31/05/2020
Nominating Committee	31/07/2012

Geoffrey Doherty

55 year

Audit Committee

30/09/2021

Anne Nolan

66 year

Nominating Committee

30/11/2022

Elisabeth Köstinger

47 year

Nominating Committee

31/03/2023

Eamonn Brennan

68 year

Compensation Committee

31/03/2023

Ray Conway

71 year

Director/Board Member

30/09/2025

Latest Appointments: Ryanair Holdings plc

01-20	Italy - Factors to watch on January 20	RE
12-15	Frontier Group CEO Biffle departs, James Dempsey named interim chief	RE
12-15	Frontier Group Holdings, Inc. Announces Chief Executive Officer Changes	CI
12-15	Ryanair CEO Michael O'Leary plans to step down by 2035 - FT	AN
12-12	Ryanair chief Michael O'Leary plans to hand over to 'nicer' successor by 2035 - FT	RE
10/09/25	Ryanair Holdings plc Announces Board Changes, Effective 1 October 2025	CI
29/07/25	Ryanair Holdings plc Announces Not to Seek Re-Election of Capt. Mike O'brien as Non-Executive Director	CI

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Former Officers and Directors: Ryanair Holdings plc

Insider

Positions held

SinceUntil

Michael O'Brien

Director/Board Member	19/05/2016	30/09/2025
Independent Dir/Board Member	19/05/2016	30/09/2025

Peter Larkin

Investor Relations Contact

31/05/2020

31/01/2025

Roberta Neri

Director/Board Member

31/01/2024

31/08/2024

Louise Phelan

Director/Board Member	12/12/2012	31/05/2024
Independent Dir/Board Member	12/12/2012	31/05/2024

Julie O'Neill

Director/Board Member	12/12/2012	31/08/2022
Independent Dir/Board Member	12/12/2012	31/08/2022

David Bonderman

Chairman	22/08/1996	30/04/2020
Independent Dir/Board Member	22/08/1996	30/04/2020

John Jacobs

Sales & Marketing

31/01/2014

29/04/2020

Charles John McCreevy

Director/Board Member	27/05/2010	19/09/2018
Independent Dir/Board Member	27/05/2010	19/09/2018

Declan McKeon

Director/Board Member	27/05/2010	19/09/2018
Independent Dir/Board Member	27/05/2010	19/09/2018

Michael Hickey

Chief Operating Officer	31/01/2014	30/10/2017
Corporate Officer/Principal	24/09/2009	-

James Reginald Osborne

Director/Board Member	24/09/2009	20/08/2017
Independent Dir/Board Member	13/07/2011	20/08/2017

John Leahy

Director/Board Member	31/07/2015	19/05/2016
Independent Dir/Board Member	31/07/2015	19/05/2016

Greg O'Gorman

Corporate Officer/Principal

04/10/2015

Eamonn Hackett

Treasurer

29/09/2015

Michael Horgan

Director/Board Member	24/09/2009	23/09/2015
Independent Dir/Board Member	13/07/2011	23/09/2015

Lesley Kane

Sales & Marketing

11/09/2014

Michael Cawley

Chief Operating Officer	31/12/2002	30/03/2014
Director of Finance/CFO	31/01/1997	31/12/2002
Director/Board Member	31/08/2014	31/05/2024
Independent Dir/Board Member	31/08/2014	31/05/2024

Chiara Ravara

Sales & Marketing

08/05/2018

Peter Bellew

Corporate Officer/Principal	31/12/2005	31/12/2013
Sales & Marketing	-	31/12/2013
Chief Operating Officer	30/11/2017	-

Richard Alexander Milliken

Director/Board Member	25/07/2013	-
Independent Dir/Board Member	25/07/2013	-

Klaus Kirchberger

Director/Board Member	24/09/2009	30/03/2013
Independent Dir/Board Member	13/07/2011	30/03/2013

Stephen McNamara

Public Communications Contact

29/04/2012

Paolo Pietrogrande

Director/Board Member	31/12/2000	20/09/2012
Independent Dir/Board Member	31/12/2000	20/09/2012

Robin Kiely

Public Communications Contact

31/03/2012

Sinead Finn

Corporate Officer/Principal

31/12/1997

28/02/2011

Emmanuel Faber

Director/Board Member	21/09/2010	21/09/2010
Independent Dir/Board Member	21/09/2010	21/09/2010

Jim Callaghan

Director of Finance/CFO	31/07/2000	30/04/2009
Corporate Secretary	31/07/2000	30/04/2009

Sean Coyle

Director/Board Member

26/06/2008

James Dempsey

Investor Relations Contact	-	-
Treasurer	31/12/2002	31/12/2005

Caroline Green

Corporate Officer/Principal

24/09/2009

Richard Schifter

Director/Board Member

31/12/1995

31/12/2002

Kyran McLaughlin

Director/Board Member	31/12/2000	-
Independent Dir/Board Member	13/07/2011	-

Declan F. Ryan

Director/Board Member

22/08/1996

Justin McAleese

Investor Relations Contact

John Tuite

Corporate Officer/Principal

Dara Brady

Corporate Officer/Principal

Adrian Dunne

Corporate Officer/Principal

David Broderick

Investor Relations Contact

John O'Toole

Corporate Officer/Principal

Conal Henry

Corporate Officer/Principal

Derek Thaddeus Quinn

Corporate Officer/Principal

Age distribution of managers

Parity Men Women

Male	13
Female	6

Of which Executive Committee

Male	4
Female	0

Of which Directors

Male	8
Female	4

Revisions

Révisions CA 1 an

Révisions CA 4 mois

Révisions CA 1 mois

Révisions BNA 1 an

Révisions BNA 4 mois

ESG MSCI

Environnement

Social

Gouvernance

Polémique

Controverses Ethiques

Controverses sur les droits de l'Homme

Controverses Subventions fiscales

Yes

Conforme à la finance Islamique

Ryanair Holdings plc is an airline company that specializes in low-fare flights in Europe. Net sales break down by activity as follows: - passenger transportation (66.2%): 184 million passengers transported in 2024/25; - services (33.8%): essentially charter sales, vehicle rental, in-flight sales and ground services. At the end of March 2025, the group had a fleet of 613 aircrafts. Net sales are distributed geographically as follows: Ireland (5.4%), Italy (21.3%), Spain (17.8%), the United Kingdom (14.6%) and other (40.9%).

Employees

26,000

Sector

Airlines

Calendar

05-17 - Q4 2026 Earnings Release

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