Ryanair Holdings' CEO is Michael O'Leary, appointed in Apr 1997, has a tenure of 29.08 years. directly owns 4.02% of the company’s shares, worth $1.15B. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 8 years and 6.3 years respectively.
Key information
Michael O'Leary
Chief executive officer
n/a
Total compensation
CEO salary percentage
n/a
CEO tenure
29.1yrs
CEO ownership
4.0%
Management average tenure
8yrs
Board average tenure
6.3yrs
Recent management updates
Recent updates
CEO Compensation Analysis
How has Michael O'Leary's remuneration changed compared to Ryanair Holdings's earnings?
Date
Total Compensation
Salary
Company Earnings
Mar 31 2026
n/a
n/a
€2b
Dec 31 2025
n/a
n/a
€2b
Sep 30 2025
n/a
n/a
€2b
Jun 30 2025
n/a
n/a
€2b
Mar 31 2025
n/a
n/a
€2b
Dec 31 2024
n/a
n/a
€2b
Sep 30 2024
n/a
n/a
€2b
Jun 30 2024
n/a
n/a
€2b
Mar 31 2024
n/a
n/a
€2b
Dec 31 2023
n/a
n/a
€2b
Sep 30 2023
n/a
n/a
€2b
Jun 30 2023
n/a
n/a
€2b
Mar 31 2023
€3m
€500k
€1b
Dec 31 2022
n/a
n/a
€1b
Sep 30 2022
n/a
n/a
€1b
Jun 30 2022
n/a
n/a
€219m
Mar 31 2022
€3m
€500k
-€241m
Dec 31 2021
n/a
n/a
-€427m
Sep 30 2021
n/a
n/a
-€652m
Jun 30 2021
n/a
n/a
-€1b
Mar 31 2021
€2m
€250k
-€1b
Dec 31 2020
n/a
n/a
-€1b
Sep 30 2020
n/a
n/a
-€914m
Jun 30 2020
n/a
n/a
€221m
Mar 31 2020
€3m
€500k
€649m
Compensation vs Market: Insufficient data to establish whether Michael's total compensation is reasonable compared to companies of similar size in the US market.
Compensation vs Earnings: Michael's compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year.
CEO
Michael O'Leary (64 yo)
29.1yrs
Tenure
€2,710,000
Compensation
Mr. Michael O'Leary has been the Chief Executive Officer of Ryanair DAC (formerly known as Ryanair Limited), a subsidiary of Ryanair Holdings plc since January 1, 1994. Mr. O'Leary has served as the Group...
Leadership Team
Name
Position
Tenure
Compensation
Ownership
Michael O'Leary
Group CEO & Executive Director
29.1yrs
€2.71m
4.02% $ 1.2b
Neil Sorahan
Group Chief Financial Officer
11.6yrs
no data
0.027% $ 7.8m
John Hurley
Chief Technology Officer
11.7yrs
no data
0.0054% $ 1.5m
Peter Larkin
Head of Investor Relations
no data
no data
no data
Juliusz Komorek
Group Chief Legal & Regulatory Officer and Company Secretary
17yrs
no data
0.0014% $ 389.1k
Dara Brady
Head of Digital Experience
no data
no data
0.00070% $ 200.3k
Carol Sharkey
Chief Risk Officer
8yrs
no data
0.00059% $ 168.8k
Tracey McCann
Chief Financial Officer of Ryanair DAC
6.3yrs
no data
0.0019% $ 546.5k
Michal Kaczmarzyk
Chief Executive Officer of Buzz
5.7yrs
no data
0.0014% $ 406.3k
Thomas Fowler
Director of Sustainability & Finance
no data
no data
no data
Edward Wilson
Chief Executive Officer of Ryanair DAC
6.7yrs
no data
0.0080% $ 2.3m
David O'Brien
CEO of Malta Air Limited & Joint CEO of Lauda Europe
6.1yrs
no data
0.0026% $ 749.6k
8.0yrs
Average Tenure
50yo
Average Age
Experienced Management: RYAA.Y's management team is seasoned and experienced (8 years average tenure).
Board Members
Name
Position
Tenure
Compensation
Ownership
Michael O'Leary
Group CEO & Executive Director
29.8yrs
€2.71m
4.02% $ 1.2b
Howard Millar
Independent Non-Executive Director
10.8yrs
€50.00k
0.048% $ 13.6m
Ray Conway
Non-Executive Director
less than a year
no data
no data
Roisin Brennan
Sr. Independent Non-Executive director
8yrs
€50.00k
0.00038% $ 108.7k
Stan McCarthy
Independent Non- Executive Chairman of the Board
9yrs
€100.00k
0.0023% $ 646.6k
Geoff Doherty
Independent Non-Executive Director
4.6yrs
€50.00k
0.0082% $ 2.3m
Emer Daly
Independent Non-Executive Director
8.4yrs
€50.00k
0.0057% $ 1.6m
Bertrand Grabowski
Independent Non-Executive Director
2.6yrs
no data
no data
Anne Nolan
Independent Non-Executive Director
3.4yrs
€16.70k
0.00086% $ 246.1k
Eamonn Brennan
Independent Non-Executive Director
3.1yrs
no data
0.00070% $ 200.3k
Michael O'Brien
Independent Non-Executive Director
10yrs
€75.00k
0.00042% $ 120.2k
Elisabeth Kostinger
Independent Non-Executive Director
3.1yrs
no data
no data
6.3yrs
Average Tenure
64.5yo
Average Age
Experienced Board: RYAA.Y's board of directors are considered experienced (6.3 years average tenure).
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
Data
Last Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis
2026/05/21 03:01
End of Day Share Price
2026/05/21 00:00
Earnings
2026/03/31
Annual Earnings
2026/03/31
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Analyst Sources
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