Kenny Jacobs
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Kenny Jacobs is an Irish businessman, born in Cork.[1] Jacobs graduated from University College Cork in 1997 with a degree in commerce.[2] He was announced as CEO of the DAA in November 2022, and began in January 2023.
His previous roles included Chief Marketing Officer at Ryanair.[3] When Jacobs arrived at Ryanair in 2014, it was as part of a move by the airline to – as Michael O’Leary had put it – “stop unnecessarily pissing people off”.[4]
He has also worked for major companies including the Metro Group, MoneySuperMarket, and Tesco in Ireland and the UK.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ Caden, Cáit (2022-11-18). "Cork native Jacobs named new CEO of DAA". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 2023-05-11.
- ^ "Spreading his wings: Kenny Jacobs' move to the top flight". Business Post. Retrieved 2023-05-18.
- ^ "Ex-Ryanair CMO Kenny Jacobs named chief executive of DAA". The Irish Times. Retrieved 2023-05-10.
- ^ "DAA new guy Kenny Jacobs will still have Michael O'Leary on his case". www.independent.ie. 2022-12-11. Retrieved 2023-05-18.
- ^ "Former Ryanair Marketing Head Kenny Jacobs Appointed CEO of DAA". 2022-11-18. Retrieved 2023-05-10.