(Alliance News) - easyJet PLC has hired recruitment firm Lygon Group to find a successor to Non-Executive Chair John Barton, Sky News reported on Sunday.
Barton has led the board of the low-cost airline since 2013. easyJet has begun approaching potential candidates for chair in recent weeks, Sky said citing "City sources".
https://news.sky.com/story/easyjet-chairman-barton-takes-flight-amid-recovery-hopes-12306951
easyJet holds its annual general meeting in December.
At the recent AGM, Barton and Chief Executive Officer Johan Lundgren were only barely re-elected, with 43% of shareholders opposed. This followed a campaign against them by founder and largest shareholder Stelios Haji-Ioannou, who was unhappy about a contract to buy aircraft from Airbus SE.
Barton also is chair of retailer Ted Baker PLC, taking up the role in July of last year.
By Tom Waite; thomaslwaite@alliancenews.com
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