Executive Directors
Date of Appointment: 17 June 2013
Experience: Steve has substantial experience in the travel industry, having held senior management roles with My Travel plc, Libra Holidays and Thomas Cook. Steve joined Jet2 in 2009 as Managing Director of Jet2holidays and Chief Commercial Officer of Jet2.com and was promoted to Chief Executive Officer of Jet2 plc in September 2020. Steve is a Fellow of the Institute for Travel and Tourism, a Chartered Company Secretary and a Member of the Institute for Turnaround.
External appointments: Director of ABTA Limited.
Committees: None.
Date of Appointment: 17 June 2013
Experience: Gary is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of England & Wales with a strong background in finance and management. Gary has significant experience within the retail and consumer goods sectors, having held a number of senior finance positions at J Sainsbury plc, Matalan plc, and Instore plc, where he was Group Finance Director. Prior to joining Jet2, Gary was the Global Chief Financial Officer of Umbro plc and subsequently, following the sale of the Umbro business to Nike Inc., Umbro International Limited.
External appointments: None.
Committees: None
Non-Executive Directors
Date of Appointment: 14 April 2020 (appointed as Chairman on 5 September 2023)
Experience: Robin has extensive leadership experience in major online and retail businesses, having served as Chief Customer Officer at Tesco plc, as Executive Director, Multi-Channel and International at House of Fraser, as Managing Director of John Lewis Direct and as VP and Managing Director of Amazon.co.uk. Robin was formerly Non-Executive Director and Chair of the Audit and Risk Management Committee of William Hill plc between 2019 and 2021, Non-Executive Director of Karen Millen between February 2016 and 2019 and Non-Executive Director and Chair of the Audit Committee of Wilko between 2016 and 2019. In addition, Robin is a Chartered Accountant having qualified with Coopers & Lybrand.
External appointments: Non-Executive Director and Chair of the Audit Committee at New Look and Non-Executive Chair of Wetsuit Outlet.
Committees: Remuneration, Nomination
Date of Appointment: 27 April 2023
Experience: Simon is an accomplished business leader and has spent a significant part of his executive career in the travel industry, first at British Airways and then Expedia, where he was a member of the original founding team, scaled the operation internationally and managed the Hotels.com and Expedia brands. Simon launched Uber in Europe and went on to establish the brand across the region. He is a former board member of HomeAway, the online holiday rental marketplace, and was also Chair of Big Data for Travel. Simon was also previously CEO and Deputy Chairman of the AA, where he executed a major business and digital transformation programme. Simon currently chairs Tiqets, the online attractions ticketing business.
External appointments: Chairman of Tiqets, Enviolo (Inflexion) and Senior Adviser at Silverrail.
Committees: Audit and Risk; Remuneration (Chair), Nomination
Date of Appointment: 6 September 2018
Experience: Rick has strong strategic and commercial experience in the travel industry gained from working in both the Airline and Tour Operating sectors. During the early part of his career, Rick held a number of senior management roles within First Choice Holidays and Thomas Cook, and then as Managing Director / CEO of Direct Holidays plc, My Travel Group and Globespan plc. Rick has provided consultancy services and advice to the Directors of Jet2.com and Jet2holidays on commercial strategy projects since 2010.
External appointments: Director of Brooklyn Travel Holdings Limited and a number of its subsidiary undertakings.
Committees: None
Date of Appointment: 3 July 2023
Experience: Angela is an experienced marketing, e-commerce and omnichannel retail director, having spent the early part of her career at Cadbury’s, Coca Cola and Mars, followed by ten years with ASDA as Trading Director and subsequently Global Managing Director of George at Asda. Angela was formerly Managing Director of Debenhams between 2008 and 2009, CEO of The Original Factory Shop between 2009 and 2013 and CEO of N Brown Group plc between 2013 and 2018. Angela has vast board experience and was a Non-Executive Director and Chair of the Remuneration Committee of Manchester Airports Group, Non-Executive Director of New Look and Senior Independent Non-Executive Director of ScS Group plc.
External appointments: Senior Non-Executive Director and Chair of the Nomination Committee of Portmeirion Group plc, Non-Executive Director of JD Sports Fashion plc and Trustee at The Pennies Foundation.
Committees: Audit and Risk; Remuneration, Nomination, Designated NED for Colleague Engagement
Date of Appointment: 18 March 2024
Experience: Rachel is an experienced qualified Chartered Accountant having held senior positions in Finance, Investor Relations and Strategy, including Group Director of Strategy and Implementation at easyJet plc, Group Finance Director at PayPoint plc and most recently, Chief Financial Officer at St Modwen Properties Limited. Rachel has held senior roles at Unilever plc, NatWest Group, Diageo plc and SABmiller plc. Rachel was also a Non-Executive Director and Chair of the Audit Committee at Persimmon plc between 2015 and 2021.
External appointments: Non-Executive Director and Chair of the Audit Committee at Trustpilot Group plc and Non-Executive Director and Chair of the Audit Committee at Travelodge.
Committees: Audit & Risk (Chair); Remuneration, Nomination
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