Stuart Birrell
Stuart joined easyJet in November 2020 bringing significant experience and expertise in IT security, cloud-based solutions, big data sets and technology. Responsible for IT, Data and Change, Stuart is focused on developing the post-covid operating model and strategic capabilities in IT, Data and Change, making sure the airline is propelled to be one of the winners in aviation through smart deployment of technologies, data and great people.
Prior to joining easyJet Stuart spent five years as Director and Chief Information Officer at Heathrow Airport Ltd. He has also held the role of CIO at Formula 1's McLaren Technology Group where he worked in the high-performance environment building a team of in-house experts and specialist suppliers. Prior to that he spent three years at Gatwick Airport where he successfully separated the airport systems from BAA and brought improvements to complex IT foundations and transformation processes