The Board of Ryanair Holdings plc today (23 Jan.) announced that Ms. Roberta Neri, an Italian citizen, has agreed to join the Board as a non-executive director effective from 1 Feb. 2024.  

Ms. Neri is a former CEO of ENAV, the Italian Air Navigation Services provider, where she managed the IPO process on the Italian stock exchange.  Prior to that, she was CFO of ACEA (one of the major Italian utility companies). Ms. Neri has over 30 years experience in both corporate and financial services industries. A founding member and board director of Byom (a consulting firm focused on investment funds and companies operating in the industrial, renewable energy and infrastructure sector), Ms. Neri is also currently an Operating Partner at Asterion Industrial Partners (an independent investment management firm focusing on European infrastructure).

Ryanair’s Chairman Stan McCarthy said:

“We are pleased that Roberta Neri has accepted our invitation to join the Board of Ryanair Holdings plc from 1 Feb. 2024. Roberta brings considerable aviation, regulatory and business experience to the role. As a senior Italian business figure,  we look forward to Roberta making a significant contribution to our Board as Ryanair delivers more low fare services and sustainable growth across Europe for the next decade.”