EasyJet CEO Carolyn McCall Will Be a Hard Act to Follow
Photo Credit: An EasyJet aircraft. Former TUI Group executive Johan Lundgren is taking over from Carolyn McCall. EasyJet
Skift Take
The best CEOs know when it's the right time to quit. Things may look rosy now, but EasyJet could be in for a tough time if the UK's Brexit negotiations go badly.
Carolyn McCall’s appointment as CEO of low-cost airline EasyJet back in 2010 left plenty of airline insiders confused.
“Am I missing something?” one analyst asked the Financial Times. “I don’t know her, but I read the press release about her appointment and I can’t see how they came to the conclusion she was the right person for the job.”
Seven years later, after turning EasyJet into one of Europe’s strongest airlines, McCall is returning to her media roots having had the last laugh on those who said she wasn’t up to the task.
She’s not quite quitting at the top
