6 Dec 2017 18:09
RYANAIR HOLDINGS PLC - BOARD APPOINTMENTS
EMER DALY BECOMES NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
KYRAN MCLAUGHLIN BECOMES SENIOR INDEPENDENT DIRECTOR
The Board of Ryanair Holdings Plc today (6 Dec) announced that Ms Emer Daly who is currently Board Chairman at RSA Insurance Ireland DAC, is a Non-Executive Director and Chair of the Audit Committee of Permanent TSB Group Holdings plc and of Chetwood Financial Limited, and who previously served as a Director of Payzone Plc and held senior roles with PricewaterhouseCoopers and AXA Insurance for over 20 years, has today joined the Board of Ryanair as a Non-Executive Director and a member of the Audit Committee.*
Ryanair also announced the appointment today of Mr Kyran McLaughlin as Senior Independent Director of Ryanair Holdings Plc. Kyran has served as a non-executive director of Ryanair since Jan 2001, and is Deputy Chairman and Head of Capital Markets at Davy Stockbrokers.
Ryanair's Chairman David Bonderman said:
"We are pleased to welcome Emer Daly to the Board of Ryanair. Given Emer's vast experience and skills in accounting and risk management she will, I believe, be a significant and valuable addition to our Board and its Audit Committee. Emer has joined the Board, and she will put herself forward for approval by shareholders at our AGM in September 2018.
We are also pleased to announce the appointment of Kyran McLaughlin as Senior Independent Director of Ryanair.
I very much look forward to working with both Emer and Kyran to continue to grow Ryanair safely and profitably in the best interests of our customers, our people and our shareholders."
* Ryanair hereby confirm that Ms Daly has no further disclosures to make in accordance with Rule 6.6.7 (1) to (6) of the Listing Rules of the Irish Stock Exchange.