Good News!!!!
Here's most of the propaganda that was mailed earlier!
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Today our Chief Executive, Ray Webster announced an important change to how easyJet is run. We now have a Chief Operating Officer (COO). Ed Winter, who was our Director of Transformation, will take on his new role from Monday.
Appointment of a COO is a natural step in easyJet’s evolution. Most other airlines of similar and bigger size have one including SouthWest. Basically the COO takes on a lot of the duties and responsibilities that were once the domain of the Chief Executive or CEO!
This move stands to benefit everyone in easyJet in a number of ways. Ray will have more time to concentrate on innovation, which is what keeps us fresh and different and ensures we won’t mutate into a traditional airline. He will also have a lot more time to spend with people. He will concentrate on the overall company strategy and strategic issues such as the competitive environment and shape of the network. He will also have more time available for corporate communications, which is vital to keep our external stakeholders and shareholders happy, including the City and PLC Board.
While Ray and the PLC Board will sign off the company business plan, Ed will be responsible for delivering it. Ed will lead and support our directors in ensuring we hit all our targets. All the directors retain their current roles and responsibilities. They will report to Ed on a day-to-day basis on matters relating to the delivery of the business plan, while reporting to Ray for all other matters. This position means Ed will continue to oversee the Transformation into New easyJet as well as taking responsibility for the daily running of Europe’s No.1 low cost airline. In keeping with the company principle of achieving results through people and teams he will work closely with all the top teams. He said; “ My focus is on achieving results through motivated people.”
Commenting on the appointment Ray said:
“This addresses an obvious pressure point in the company management team. With the additional support Ed will provide to the top team, progress toward achieving total integration and restoring the vibrancy and fun that I think has dissipated recently, will accelerate!”