easyJet has appointed Jan De Raeymaeker as its new chief financial officer (CFO), starting in the role from 20 January 2025.

He will replace Kenton Jarvis who is set to succeed Johan Lundgren as chief executive on 1 January.

De Raeymaeker is currently serving as CFO at European private rail freight operator, Lineas, where he oversees the finance, legal and purchasing teams.

He has also worked as CFO at Brussels Airlines, where he played a role in transforming the company’s finance function. Earlier in his career, De Raeymaeker held management roles at Arthur D. Little and De Valck Consultants.

Chair at easyJet, Stephen Hester, said: "We are delighted to appoint De Raeymaeker as our CFO. 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 added: "I am delighted that De Raeymaeker will be joining easyJet in January 2025. He 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. I look forward to working closely with him."

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