Sean Doyle has been appointed general manager and executive vice president for the Americas, effective September 1, 2013. He will be responsible for BA’s extensive commercial business in the USA, Canada, Mexico, South America, the Caribbean and Bermuda.

Sean will oversee sales and marketing and will lead efforts to grow the successful Atlantic joint business between American Airlines, British Airways, Iberia and Finnair.

Sean is currently BA’s head of Business Planning & Strategy, focusing on alliances, network and fleet planning, infrastructure development and corporate business planning. He brings with him a wealth of experience, including managerial roles in Cargo and the Asia Pacific region.