Willie Walsh named as the Airline Economics Aviation 100 Aerospace CEO of the year 2010
Some 10,100 senior aerospace executives along with industry investors and financiers on a global basis were asked to vote for who they thought was the top performing CEO of 2010. Of this number a huge 38% voted for Willie Walsh, chief executive of British Airways. The vast majority of the votes included messages confirming that in a very difficult year Walsh managed to handle issues under the spotlight of the global media with great skill, moreover and most importantly, during the course of 2010 Walsh put British Airways plc into a far stronger position than existed at the start of the year.
This award represents the view of senior members of the global aerospace sector and industry investors in one of the largest and most detailed polls of its kind ever undertaken.
Willie Walsh, as of Monday 24th January 2010, has moved on to become CEO of International Airlines Group, which controls both British Airways and Iberia.
Willie, Willie, Willie, Up, Up, Up!
