No-frills airline easyJet has announced that Jan De Raeymaeker will become chief financial officer with effect from January 20, 2025.
He will replace Kenton Jarvis who, as previously announced, will succeed Johan Lundgren as chief executive on January 1, 2025.
Jan De Raeymaeker is currently chief financial officer of Lineas, the largest private rail freight operator in Europe, where he oversees the finance, legal and purchasing teams.
Before Lineas, he was chief financial officer of Brussels Airlines where he played an instrumental role in transforming the company’s finance function while achieving a significant growth in passenger numbers as part of the airline’s commercial repositioning.
Earlier in his career, he held management roles at Arthur D. Little and De Valck Consultants, focusing on business strategy and technology.
Stephen Hester, chair of easyJet, commented: “Jan has good experience in the airline and transport sectors as well as strong continental European reference points.
“I look forward to working with Jan and Kenton on the delivery of our ambition to be Europe’s most loved airline, winning for customers, shareholders and our people.”
Jarvis, chief executive designate, commented: “Jan brings with him a deep knowledge of the transport and airline sector, which we believe will be of significant benefit to easyJet going forward, and his financial and commercial acumen will be critical as we continue to build towards the delivery of our medium term targets and our purpose of making low-cost travel easy.”
De Raeymaeker added: “I am excited to be joining easyJet at this important stage in its growth journey and look forward to working with Stephen, Kenton and the management team.”