Easyjet confirms McCall is new chief

24th Mar 2010 07:54

No-frills airline easyJet has confirmed Carolyn McCall will join the board as its new chief executive. McCall has been at Guardian Media Group since 2006, where she has carried out a number of roles including most recently as group chief executive. Her joining date will be confirmed in due course, the airline said."My priority will be to build on easyJet's strengths: a strong consumer proposition, leadership positions in many of Europe's key airports, and an operating model built around simplicity and low cost," McCall commented.She replaces Andy Harrison, who is joining Whitbread as its new chief executive. He announced his intention to stand down in December.His departure followed a fractious period in the boardroom at easyjet, with a string of other management departures in the previous following a public row with founder and major shareholder Stelios Haji-Iannou over plans to expand the airline.