BNET Industries

British Airways Plc.

BAY BAB is in the Transportation Industry

Last Fiscal Year Sales:$17.1B
  • Public
  • UK
Dow Jones Description

Air Transportation Services

Number of Employees 45,140
Contact Information

Waterside Hammondsworth

London

www.british-air...

(44) 191 490 7901

NAICS Code Scheduled Freight Air Transportation: 481112

Recent Events

  • BA to compensate those who booked $40 US-India tickets on Oct2

    12/06/09 - Joint Venture / Alliance - View Story

  • BA to compensate those who booked $40 US-India tickets on Oct2

    12/05/09 - Joint Venture / Alliance - View Story

  • FTSE closes higher after upbeat U.S. jobs data

    12/04/09 - Bond / Stock Rating - View Story

  • DOT: Department Ensures British Airways Offers Reimbursements Following Erroneous Fare Offer

    12/01/09 - Joint Venture / Alliance - View Story

  • Honeywell to Provide British Airways with Wheels and Carbon Brakes Over Lifetime

    11/16/09 - Licensing / Contract - View Story

  • BA chief says Iberia deal won't raise fares

    11/15/09 - Merger / Acquisition - View Story

  • BA, Iberia Merger Puts Spotlight On UK Carrier's Pensions

    11/13/09 - Merger / Acquisition - View Story

  • Notable Mergers and Acquisitions of the Day for 11/13: LBTYA, BAIRY, GMCR, SSTI

    11/13/09 - Merger / Acquisition - View Story

  • BA and Iberia: merger positive for passengers

    11/13/09 - Merger / Acquisition - View Story

  • RYANAIR: Ryanair Welcomes BA and Iberia's White Flag

    11/13/09 - Merger / Acquisition - View Story

  • British Airways, Iberia to combine into a new company

    11/12/09 - Joint Venture / Alliance - View Story

  • British Airways, Iberia agree to merge

    11/13/09 - Joint Venture / Alliance - View Story

  • British Airways merging with Iberia

    11/13/09 - Board Member - Entering - View Story

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    11/21/09 - Joint Venture / Alliance - View Story

  • British Airways, Iberia Agree to $7 Billion Merger

    11/12/09 - Mgmt. Change Entering - CEO - View Story

  • BRIEF-Moody's may cut British Airways Ba3 corp family rtg

    11/10/09 - Bond / Stock Rating - View Story

  • Metals producers, retailers lift London

    11/04/09 - Bond / Stock Rating - View Story

  • British Airways, Iberia Agree to Merge

    11/13/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story

News & Analysis

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Decision Makers

Name (plus bio) Position
William Walsh CEO
Keith WIlliams Cfo
Martin George Chief Marketing Officer
Paul Coby CIO
Tony McCarthy Chief Human Resources Officer
Alan McDonald Director, Engineering
Lloyd Cromwell Griffiths Director, Flight Operations
Michael Street Director, Customer Scvs, Operations
Robert Boyle Director, Commercial Planning
Roger Maynard Director, Investments
Andrew Swaffield General Manager, Sales & Distr
Deborah Frampton Manager, UAE
Debra Dupret Manager, Business Development
Ed Searancke General Manager, Customer Delivery
Gerry Mundy Manager, World Cargo's Perishables
Mark Gardiner General Manager, Operations
Rory Black Manager, Bahrain
Alan Buchanan Secretary
Alan Burnett Head, Sales & Marketing, UK & Ireland
Barry Hopper
Jayne O'Brien Head, Marketing, UK & Ireland
Martin P. Read Non-Executive Director
Robert Webb General Counsel
Ted Moss Head, Loyalty
Thomas Coops Interim Head, Corp & Media Relations

Board of Directors

Name (plus bio) Position
Martin Broughton Chairman
Alison Reed Board of Directors
Ashok S. Ganguly Board of Directors
Baroness Kingsmill Board of Directors
Baroness Symons Board of Directors
Chumpol Nalamlieng Board of Directors
James A. Lawrence Board of Directors
Ken Smart Board of Directors
Neil Robertson Board of Directors
Tim Steeds Board of Directors

Willie Walsh joined the airline in May 2005 as Chief Executive Designate, succeeding Rod Eddington as Chief Executive on 1 October 2005. He is an honorary Board Member of Flight Safety International. He is Branch President of the Heathrow Branch of the Royal Aeronautical Society, an honorary Member of The Aviation Club and a Member of the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (UK). Willie is married with one daughter. His interests include all sports with a particular interest in soccer, rugby and motor sports.

Organization Position Status
British Airways PLC CEO Current
British Airways PLC Board of Directors Current

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British Airways PLC Cfo Current
British Airways PLC Board of Directors Current

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British Airways PLC Chief Marketing Officer Current
British Airways PLC Board of Directors Former

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British Airways PLC CIO Current

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British Airways PLC Chief Human Resources Officer Current
Ba Boycott Director People & Organisational Effectiveness Current
Royal Mail Group Ltd Group Director, People & Organizational Development Former
BAE Systems plc Group Human Resources Director Former
Bae Systems, Inc. Former
Royal Mail Group Ltd Board of Directors Former
Salford University post graduate diploma in manpower studies Former

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British Airways PLC Director, Engineering Current
British Airways PLC Director, Engineering Former
British Airways PLC Board of Directors Former

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British Airways PLC Director, Flight Operations Current
British Airways PLC Director, Flight Operations Former
British Airways PLC Board of Directors Former

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British Airways PLC Director, Customer Scvs, Operations Current
British Airways PLC Director, Customer Scvs, Operations Former

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British Airways PLC Director, Commercial Planning Current
British Airways PLC Director, Commercial Planning Former

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British Airways PLC Director, Investments Current
British Airways PLC Director, Investments Former
British Airways PLC Board of Directors Former

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British Airways PLC General Manager, Sales & Distr Current

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British Airways PLC Manager, UAE Current

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British Airways PLC Manager, Business Development Current

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British Airways PLC General Manager, Customer Delivery Current

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British Airways PLC Manager, World Cargo's Perishables Current

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British Airways PLC General Manager, Operations Current

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British Airways PLC Manager, Bahrain Current

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British Airways PLC Secretary Current

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British Airways PLC Head, Sales & Marketing, UK & Ireland Current

After obtaining a first class degree in Acccountancy, Barry joined British Airways plc where he held a number of management positions across the company, with his last role being part of the management team that led the $4 billion proposed tie up with American Airlines. During this time he became a member of the Chartered Institute of Management Accounting, obtaining the highest worldwide mark in one of the stage 4 final papers. Barry then moved on to Amersham plc where he held a number of roles including Senior Manager Corporate Governance, leading Amersham through their US Sarbanes-Oxley Act requirements. Barry then returned to his home town of Newcastle where he took up the position of Finance Director for the Sage Mid Market Division, before deciding to take a different direction at the beginning of 2005, when he joined his father David as a Financial Adviser at Lowes. He worked alongside him for just over a year, learning about the business, and most importantly the client's needs, and now looks after all of David's clients as well as his own expanding client base.

Organization Position Status
Lowes Financial Management Limited Financial Adviser Current
British Airways PLC Current

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British Airways PLC Head, Marketing, UK & Ireland Current

Martin joined Logica plc in 1993 as chief executive and became group chief executive of LogicaCMG following the merger of Logica and CMG in December 2002. Prior to 1993, he was supervisory managing director of the GEC Marconi Radar and Control Systems group of companies. Martin has been a non-executive director of British Airways plc since 2000. He was a non-executive director of ASDA Group plc from 1996 to 1999 and of Boots Group plc from 1999 to July 2006.

Organization Position Status
British Airways PLC Non-Executive Director Current
British Airways PLC Board of Directors Current
LogicaCMG plc CEO Former
LogicaCMG-Leatherhead CEO Former
LogicaCMG plc Group Chief Executive, Executive Director, Executive Committee Member Former
Logica Systems Laboratories Former
Alliance Boots Board of Directors Former

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British Airways PLC General Counsel Current

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British Airways PLC Head, Loyalty Current

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British Airways PLC Interim Head, Corp & Media Relations Current

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Confederation of British Industry's President Current
British Airways PLC Chairman Current
Transatlantic Business Dialogue (TABD) European Chairman Current
British American Tobacco plc Group Chief Executive and Deputy Chairman Former
British Horseracing Authority Limited Chairman Former
British American Tobacco plc Chairman Former
British Airways PLC Board of Directors Former

Organization Position Status
Whizz-Kidz Board of Directors Current
British Airways PLC Board of Directors Current
British Airways Holidays Limited Board of Directors Current
Standard Life Assurance Group Finance Director Former
Marks & Spencer Group p.l.c. Group Finance Director Former
HSBC Auto Finance non-executive director Former
Touche Ross & Co. Former
HSBC Bank plc Board of Directors Former

Dr Ashok Ganguly has served as a Director on our Board since 1999. He is currently the Chairman of Firstsource Solutions Limited and ABP Private Limited (Ananda Bazar Patrika Group) and has been a Director on the Central Board of Reserve Bank of India, since November 2000. Dr Ganguly also currently serves as a non-executive director of Mahindra & Mahindra, ICICI Knowledge Park and Tata AIG Life Insurance Co Limited and a Director on the Advisory Board of Microsoft Corporation (India) Private Limited and Hemogenomics Private Limited. He is a member of the Prime Minister’s Council on Trade and Industry as well as the Investment Commission and the India-USA CEO Council, set up by the Prime Minister of India and the President of the U.S.. He is also a member of the National Knowledge Commission to the Prime Minister of India. He is a former member of the Board of British Airways Plc (1996-2005) and Unilever Plc/NV (1990-1997).

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Icici Onesource, Ltd. Director Chairman Current
First Source, Inc. Chairman of the Board of Directors Current
Wipro Limited Board of Directors Current
Reserve Bank Director Current
British Airways PLC Board of Directors Current
Sciformix Corporation Board of Directors Current
Unilever Worldwide Head of R & D Former
Hindustan Lever Ltd. Chairman Former
Unilever Plc Director Former
Biocon Limited Board of Directors Former
British Airways Board of Directors Former
Mumbai University PH.D. Former
University of Illinois Ph.D. and A Master of Science Former
Mumbai University Graduate Degree In Chemistry Former

Organization Position Status
British Airways PLC Board of Directors Current

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British Airways PLC Board of Directors Current

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British Airways PLC Board of Directors Current

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Unilever Canada Ltd Chief Financial Officer Current
Unilever Plc Chief Financial Officer Current
Unilever Plc Board of Directors Current
British Airways PLC Board of Directors Current
Physicians Formula, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Unilever Canada Ltd Board of Directors Current
General Mills Operations, Inc. CFO Former
General Mills, Inc. Chief Financial Officer Former
Bain & Company Partner Former
General Mills, Inc. Vice Chairman Former
Gen Mills, Inc. Vice Chairman Former
Harvard Business School MBA with distinction Former
Yale University bachelor of arts degree in economics Former

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British Airways PLC Board of Directors Current

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British Airways PLC Board of Directors Current

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British Airways PLC Board of Directors Current

Executive News

  • British Airways in talks to buy bmi-report

    Forbes.com - 9/06/09 - View Story

  • British Airways in talks to buy bmi-report

    Reuters - 9/06/09 - View Story

  • British Airways in talks to buy bmi

    Economictimes - 9/06/09 - View Story

  • A Dozen Airlines Show Interest In Lufthansa's BMI

    Morningstar.com - 9/06/09 - View Story

  • The Companies Headhunters Avoid

    BusinessWeek - 9/03/09 - View Story

  • AT A GLANCE: European Airlines Rack Up Huge Losses

    Morningstar.com - 8/28/09 - View Story

  • Glance-PRESS DIGEST - British business - Aug 28

    Forbes.com - 8/28/09 - View Story

  • Glance-PRESS DIGEST - British business - Aug 28

    CNBC - 8/28/09 - View Story

  • Business Class Without a Business Budget

    New York Times - 8/24/09 - View Story

  • British Airways and American Express Announce Renewal of Strategic Partnership

    Business Wire - 8/12/09 - View Story

  • More Marketing Lifts Unilever Results

    BusinessWeek - 8/07/09 - View Story

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