Getting the top job during a pandemic comes with its own set of challenges; but leading a company out of the recent crisis also has its advantages, as the only way may be up. Prior to that she held senior roles in British Airways, including managing director of Gatwick and director of strategy. Ms Embleton joined the former Irish flag carrier in April 2021, in a slight case of musical chairs at the airline group; she fills a role vacated by Seán Doyle, who left to take the top job at British Airways, also part of IAG, in October last year. Mr Forde joined drinks group C&C as chief executive in November 2020. He assumed the role from C&C’s chairman Stewart Gilliland, who became interim executive chairman when long-standing chief executive Stephen Glancey stepped down in January 2020.

Source: The Irish Times June 11, 2021 14:26 UTC