Airlines
IAG’s Willie Walsh To Step Down as Chief Executive
IAG looked internally for a successor and named Iberia CEO Luis Gallego to lead the company, ahead of the planned acquisition of Air Europa.
IAG chief executive Willie Walsh (Photo: IAG)
IAG chief executive Willie Walsh (Photo: IAG)

Willie Walsh will resign as CEO of IAG, a company he helped build into one of Europe’s most profitable and diverse airline groups. Walsh, a former Aer Lingus pilot and chief executive, became CEO of British Airways in October 2005 and chief executive of now parent company IAG in January 2011. He will step down from his role and leave the board on March 26 and plans to retire completely on June 30, IAG announced Thursday.


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