DUBLIN-BASED Irish Distillers chief Alexandre Ricard might have allowed himself a celebratory glass of Jameson last night after being elevated to the board of Pernod Ricard, which is chaired by his uncle Patrick.
Alexandre, who is just 37, has been tipped for the top job in Paris one day. This appointment might yet prove an important first step along the way.
RYANAIR SAID yesterday that it carried 62.4 million passengers in the year to the end of August.
A stellar performance and one that would appear to make it the world’s fifth-biggest airline by passenger numbers.
In the July edition of magazine Air Transport World, Ryanair ranked sixth in a list of the top 25 airlines with 58.5 million passengers but this latest figure puts it marginally ahead of United Airlines.
The clear leader with 101.9 million passengers is Southwest Airlines – the US low fares carrier that Michael O’Leary used as his template to transform Ryanair in the early 1990s.
Willie Walsh’s BA was 17th with 33 million passengers while Aer Lingus didn’t feature.
ACCOUNTANTS MIGHT sometimes be “creative” when it comes to doing the books but they’ve still some way to go in terms of branding. This week, The Leinster Society of Chartered Accountants changed its name to... Chartered Accountants Leinster Society. A full “exposition of the thinking behind the change of name” is available in the latest Accountancy Ireland. It must be a cracking read.
