6 Dec 2021 07:30
6 December 2021
easyJet plc
("easyJet" or the "Company")
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John Barton
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easyJetΒ isΒ saddened to hear ofΒ the death of John Barton, whoΒ very recentlyΒ stepped down as Chairman of the CompanyΒ on 1 December after a tenure of almost nine years.Β
Johan Lundgren, Chief Executive,Β said:
"IΒ amΒ trulyΒ shocked and extremely saddenedΒ to hear of John's passing. I wasΒ veryΒ fortunate to have worked closely withΒ himΒ over theΒ yearsΒ andΒ benefitedΒ greatly from his wise counsel.Β He wasΒ a man of huge integrity who wasΒ very muchΒ liked andΒ respected by everyone across theΒ airline.Β On behalf ofΒ all ofΒ his former colleaguesΒ atΒ easyJet,Β weΒ send our heartfelt sympathies to John's family at this time.Β He will be greatly missed."
Stephen Hester, Chair of easyJet,Β said:
"John was a distinguished Chair and made an outstanding contribution to the CompanyΒ during his tenure.Β He was also a wonderful human being. On behalf of the Board, I would like to extend our deepest sympathies to John's family at this difficult time."
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