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James French CBE (born 4 July 1953) is the former chairman and CEO of the airline Flybe. He owned approximately 7% of the overall business.
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History
French began his aviation career in 1970 with Caledonian Airways, before joining Air UK Limited in 1980 French first joined Flybe in 1990, becoming commercial director shortly after. He subsequently became deputy Chief Executive and Chief Operating Officer. French retired as CEO of Flybe in August 2013, leaving the reins to Saad Hammad, formerly of EasyJet airline, while Simon Laffin became Chairman.
Awards
French was awarded a CBE in the 2009 Queen’s Birthday Honours.
References
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