EasyJet appoints Andrew Harrison

EasyJet has appointed former RAC chief executive Andrew Harrison to head the low-cost airline. Harrison will take up the role in December when chief executive Ray Webster retires. Webster announced his departure in May; at the same time as founder Stelios Haji-Ioannou revealed he was rejoining the board.

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