RE: The bigger issue here is the new CEO21 May 2024 15:18
Jarvis worked for TUI
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, Europe's largest travel operator, for more than 17 years, starting in 2003 in a finance director role, according to his LinkedIn profile.
He then held various positions, eventually becoming CFO of tourism and CEO of the aviation division.
That experience running a combined travel and airline business has served Jarvis and current CEO Lundgren, another TUI alumni, well as they developed easyJet's profitable holidays business.
Jarvis joined easyJet in 2021 and played a key role in crafting its current strategy.
The company credited him in helping to secure additional capacity - something airlines across the world have struggled to do as manufacturing challenges and delivery delays hamper plane producers.
"Kenton played a principal role in negotiating the most recent aircraft order, securing extremely competitive pricing and certainty in aircraft supply from 2028 onwards," easyJet said in a statement.