easyJet announces new Chief People Officer

easyJet is pleased to announce that Elly Tomlins has been appointed as easyJet’s Chief People Officer. Elly has a long track record of leading the people agenda, having previously served as the CPO at Britvic and held HR leadership roles at Tate & Lyle, Whitbread, and Thomson Reuters. With her broad cross-sector background in large consumer organisations, hospitality, manufacturing, and technology and expertise in cultural transformation and talent development Elly will be a valuable addition to the team and will join easyJet on 11 March.

Commenting on her appointment, Kenton Jarvis, CEO of easyJet, said:

“It is clear to me that easyJet’s people are a key differentiator and so I am delighted that Elly is joining easyJet as our Chief People Officer. She will bring with her a wealth of experience and I have no doubt that this expertise will be a great asset to easyJet and I wish her every success when she joins the airline in March.”

Commenting on joining easyJet, Elly said:

“I cannot wait to get started to support easyJet’s ambitions and growth trajectory. The company clearly has a very special culture and our Orange Spirit is lived every day through our 18000 colleagues; it is hugely exciting to be part of that and help make sure our people experience is world class.”