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Michael O'Leary (businessman)

December 02, 2023

Michael Kevin O'Leary (born 20 March 1961) is an Irish businessman who is the Group CEO of Ryanair. With a net worth of around €848.6 million as of April 2018,[1] he is one of Ireland's wealthiest businessmen.[2]

Michael O'Leary
O'Leary in April 2015
Born
Michael Kevin O'Leary

(1961-03-20) 20 March 1961 (age 62)
Dublin, Ireland
EducationClongowes Wood College
Alma materTrinity College Dublin
OccupationBusinessman
Known forCEO of Ryanair
Spouse
Anita Farrell
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(m. 2003)​
Children4

Early life edit

Michael Kevin O'Leary[3] was born in Dublin, Ireland, on 20 March 1961, the second child of Gerarda and Timothy "Ted" O'Leary.[4] He grew up near Mullingar, County Westmeath. His father was the part-owner of a textile factory.[5] He was educated at Clongowes Wood College near Clane, County Kildare,[6] before studying business and economics at Trinity College Dublin.[5] After graduating in 1982, he worked as a trainee with Stokes Kennedy Crowley (later known as KPMG) and studied the Irish tax system.[7] He left after two years in 1985, setting up profitable newsagents in the Terenure and Walkinstown areas of Dublin. While at Stokes Kennedy Crowley, O'Leary had met Tony Ryan, head of Guinness Peat Aviation (GPA), a leasing company. Ryan was one of KPMG's clients and O'Leary advised Ryan on his personal income tax affairs. In 1988, Ryan hired O'Leary as his personal financial and tax advisor, where Ryan's main interest was in GPA.[8]

Ryanair career edit

O'Leary became chief financial officer of Ryanair in 1988, and then chief executive officer in 1994.[9]

Under O'Leary's management, Ryanair further developed the low-cost model originated by Southwest Airlines.[10] O'Leary described the ancillary revenue model in a 2001 interview, saying "The other airlines are asking how they can put up fares. We are asking how we could get rid of them."[11] The business model envisioned by O'Leary uses receipts from onboard shopping, internet gaming, car hire and hotel bookings to supplement the ticket revenue from selling airline seats. Savings are also made by negotiating discounts with airports for reduced landing fees. In many cases, regional airports have made no charges so as to secure flights that bring passengers and wealth into their area. The deregulation of Ireland's major airports and a transformation of traditional full-service airlines are among his demands.[12][13]

Controversy edit

Many press articles have described O'Leary as arrogant and prone to making comments which he later contradicts.[14][15][16][17][18][19] He has been extravagantly outspoken in his public statements, sometimes resorting to personal attacks and foul language.[20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27] His abrasive management style, ruthless pursuit of cost-cutting and his explicitly hostile attitude towards corporate competitors, airport authorities, governments, unions and customers has become a hallmark.[28] He was reported to have been aggressive and hostile in dealings with a woman who was awarded free flights for life in 1988.[29][30]

In 2002, O'Leary said that his company is against any long-haul transatlantic services: "The low-cost model only really works for short-haul flights. [...] If we started flying farther afield, we'd have to do something stupid like introducing what I call a 'rich class' to make it pay."[31] However, while at the 2013 Paris Air Show, he said that he wanted to sell cheap flights from the U.S. to Europe for as low as 10 euros ($13) or $10, if conditions were right. He said that he needed a fleet of at least 30 twin-aisle aircraft and access to ports (e.g. major U.S. and European cities. In the airline industry there are so called slots or sometimes gates, often regulated by law, and without obtaining them it is impossible to have regular service to airports). Despite his claims in 2002, there were so called budget airlines in the past who serve long haul routes – for example Laker Airways flights from London to New York in the late 1970s or long-hauls at budget-fares on other continents like AirAsiaX in Malaysia and the Australian Jetstar Group.[32]

In 2004, O'Leary purchased a taxi license plate for his Mercedes-Benz S-Class under the name O'Leary Cabs, enabling it to be classified as a taxi so that he could legally make use of Dublin's bus lanes to speed up his car journeys around the city.[21] A press report suggested that since he had stopped driving his own taxi, he has employed a driver with full PSV licence. In 2005, the Irish transport minister expressed concern at this abuse by O'Leary and others.[33][34]

In 2007, O'Leary was forced to retract a claim that Ryanair had cut emissions of carbon dioxide by half over the previous five years because the claim should have been that emissions "per passenger" had been cut by half.[35] He has been reported to have impersonated a journalist in an attempt to find information passed on to a newspaper following a safety incident on a Ryanair flight.[36] On occasion, he has apologised for personal attacks under threat of legal action.[37] He has been criticised by a judge for lying, who said he was lucky not to be found guilty of contempt of court.[38] He has also been criticised for dismissing concerns about climate change as "complete nonsense".[39]

Reacting to the decision to close European airspace in April 2010 over worries about the volcanic ash plume from an erupting Icelandic volcano, O'Leary falsely said, "There was no ash cloud. It was mythical. It's become evident the airspace closure was completely unnecessary." One study concluded that serious structural damage to aircraft could have occurred if passenger planes had continued to fly.[40]

In May 2014, O'Leary was highly critical of a 24-hour strike by Aer Lingus cabin crew. Aer Lingus, whose biggest shareholder at the time was Ryanair, had to cancel 200 flights and disrupt travel plans for 200,000 people. O'Leary accused Aer Lingus of "mismanagement" of its employee relations, called for the sacking of a board member, and said the striking employees should be punished by having their discount travel incentives withdrawn for a year.[41]

Participants in the Bilderberg meeting have stated that O'Leary was invited to attend the 2015 meeting.[42][43][44] He was later seen attending its 2017 meeting.

In February 2020, O'Leary suggested that airport security should focus on single Muslim men and called obese passengers "monsters".[45]

In June 2022, O'Leary defended Ryanair's use of an Afrikaans language test on South African nationals flying to the UK and Ireland. However, he later withdrew his comments amid widespread criticism of Ryanair's discriminatory policy. Notwithstanding the historical connotations of Afrikaans in South Africa during the Apartheid era, Afrikaans, along with English, is only one of the 11 official languages in South Africa.[46]

In June 2022, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán announced that the Hungarian government would introduce an 'extra profit tax' on banks and large private companies, including airlines. In response to the introduction of the tax, Ryanair has decided to retroactively pass the tax on to all passengers, increasing ticket prices by an extra €10 for intra-European destinations and €25 for non-European destinations.[47] Michael O'Leary first called the idea of a new tax 'beyond stupid', and in a later interview, he called Economic Development Minister Márton Nagy a 'complete idiot', demanding local authorities to reverse the tax. In response, the minister said “if only airlines gave equally swift responses when Hungarian citizens turn to them with consumer complaints,” deeming the CEO's words completely unacceptable.[48][49] After this, in a Euronews interview, O'Leary said the following about ministers Gergely Gulyás and Márton Nagy: "These two Hungarian ministers are like Dumb and Dumber in that Jim Carrey-film, if they think people will happily pay the extra tax and choose a more expensive airline overnight".[50]

In 2010, O'Leary stated that he thought the scientific consensus on human-caused global warming was "horseshit" in an interview with the Irish Independent.[51] In 2017, O'Leary dismissed climate change as "complete and utter rubbish". When asked whether that climate change is happening, O'Leary replied that the cooling and warming had been "going on for years" and did not accept it was linked to carbon usage.[52] In 2021, he was less dismissive and said "it is something that our customers and the people working here at Ryanair wants us to focus on and we tend to be very responsive.“[53]

Personal life edit

O'Leary married Anita Farrell on 5 September 2003 in Delvin, County Westmeath,[54] with whom he has four children. They live in Gigginstown House near Delvin, County Westmeath.[55]

O'Leary breeds Aberdeen Angus cattle and horses at his Gigginstown House Stud.[56] His horses War of Attrition, Don Cossack, Rule the World, and Tiger Roll have won races such as the Cheltenham Gold Cup,[57] the 2016 Grand National, the 2018 Grand National, and the 2019 Grand National.

O'Leary has supported English football team Manchester City F.C. from an early age. He had the opportunity to buy a stake in the club in 2003, but believed the potential benefits did not outweigh the risk, and preferred instead to visit England to watch a few matches each season.[58] He wore a Manchester City shirt when unveiling Ryanair's new destinations to and from Manchester Airport in 2011.[59]

In February 2015, O'Leary claimed that he was offered the starring role in The Apprentice reality TV show, but turned it down for family reasons before it was eventually offered to and accepted by Alan Sugar.[60]

References edit

Citations edit

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April 2018 1 he is one of Ireland s wealthiest businessmen 2 Michael O LearyO Leary in April 2015BornMichael Kevin O Leary 1961 03 20 20 March 1961 age 62 Dublin IrelandEducationClongowes Wood CollegeAlma materTrinity College DublinOccupationBusinessmanKnown forCEO of RyanairSpouseAnita Farrell m 2003 wbr Children4 Contents 1 Early life 2 Ryanair career 3 Controversy 4 Personal life 5 References 5 1 Citations 5 2 Bibliography 6 External linksEarly life editMichael Kevin O Leary 3 was born in Dublin Ireland on 20 March 1961 the second child of Gerarda and Timothy Ted O Leary 4 He grew up near Mullingar County Westmeath His father was the part owner of a textile factory 5 He was educated at Clongowes Wood College near Clane County Kildare 6 before studying business and economics at Trinity College Dublin 5 After graduating in 1982 he worked as a trainee with Stokes Kennedy Crowley later known as KPMG and studied the Irish tax system 7 He left after two years in 1985 setting up profitable newsagents in the Terenure and Walkinstown areas of Dublin While at Stokes Kennedy Crowley O Leary had met Tony Ryan head of Guinness Peat Aviation GPA a leasing company Ryan was one of KPMG s clients and O Leary advised Ryan on his personal income tax affairs In 1988 Ryan hired O Leary as his personal financial and tax advisor where Ryan s main interest was in GPA 8 Ryanair career editO Leary became chief financial officer of Ryanair in 1988 and then chief executive officer in 1994 9 Under O Leary s management Ryanair further developed the low cost model originated by Southwest Airlines 10 O Leary described the ancillary revenue model in a 2001 interview saying The other airlines are asking how they can put up fares We are asking how we could get rid of them 11 The business model envisioned by O Leary uses receipts from onboard shopping internet gaming car hire and hotel bookings to supplement the ticket revenue from selling airline seats Savings are also made by negotiating discounts with airports for reduced landing fees In many cases regional airports have made no charges so as to secure flights that bring passengers and wealth into their area The deregulation of Ireland s major airports and a transformation of traditional full service airlines are among his demands 12 13 Controversy editMany press articles have described O Leary as arrogant and prone to making comments which he later contradicts 14 15 16 17 18 19 He has been extravagantly outspoken in his public statements sometimes resorting to personal attacks and foul language 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 His abrasive management style ruthless pursuit of cost cutting and his explicitly hostile attitude towards corporate competitors airport authorities governments unions and customers has become a hallmark 28 He was reported to have been aggressive and hostile in dealings with a woman who was awarded free flights for life in 1988 29 30 In 2002 O Leary said that his company is against any long haul transatlantic services The low cost model only really works for short haul flights If we started flying farther afield we d have to do something stupid like introducing what I call a rich class to make it pay 31 However while at the 2013 Paris Air Show he said that he wanted to sell cheap flights from the U S to Europe for as low as 10 euros 13 or 10 if conditions were right He said that he needed a fleet of at least 30 twin aisle aircraft and access to ports e g major U S and European cities In the airline industry there are so called slots or sometimes gates often regulated by law and without obtaining them it is impossible to have regular service to airports Despite his claims in 2002 there were so called budget airlines in the past who serve long haul routes for example Laker Airways flights from London to New York in the late 1970s or long hauls at budget fares on other continents like AirAsiaX in Malaysia and the Australian Jetstar Group 32 In 2004 O Leary purchased a taxi license plate for his Mercedes Benz S Class under the name O Leary Cabs enabling it to be classified as a taxi so that he could legally make use of Dublin s bus lanes to speed up his car journeys around the city 21 A press report suggested that since he had stopped driving his own taxi he has employed a driver with full PSV licence In 2005 the Irish transport minister expressed concern at this abuse by O Leary and others 33 34 In 2007 O Leary was forced to retract a claim that Ryanair had cut emissions of carbon dioxide by half over the previous five years because the claim should have been that emissions per passenger had been cut by half 35 He has been reported to have impersonated a journalist in an attempt to find information passed on to a newspaper following a safety incident on a Ryanair flight 36 On occasion he has apologised for personal attacks under threat of legal action 37 He has been criticised by a judge for lying who said he was lucky not to be found guilty of contempt of court 38 He has also been criticised for dismissing concerns about climate change as complete nonsense 39 Reacting to the decision to close European airspace in April 2010 over worries about the volcanic ash plume from an erupting Icelandic volcano O Leary falsely said There was no ash cloud It was mythical It s become evident the airspace closure was completely unnecessary One study concluded that serious structural damage to aircraft could have occurred if passenger planes had continued to fly 40 In May 2014 O Leary was highly critical of a 24 hour strike by Aer Lingus cabin crew Aer Lingus whose biggest shareholder at the time was Ryanair had to cancel 200 flights and disrupt travel plans for 200 000 people O Leary accused Aer Lingus of mismanagement of its employee relations called for the sacking of a board member and said the striking employees should be punished by having their discount travel incentives withdrawn for a year 41 Participants in the Bilderberg meeting have stated that O Leary was invited to attend the 2015 meeting 42 43 44 He was later seen attending its 2017 meeting In February 2020 O Leary suggested that airport security should focus on single Muslim men and called obese passengers monsters 45 In June 2022 O Leary defended Ryanair s use of an Afrikaans language test on South African nationals flying to the UK and Ireland However he later withdrew his comments amid widespread criticism of Ryanair s discriminatory policy Notwithstanding the historical connotations of Afrikaans in South Africa during the Apartheid era Afrikaans along with English is only one of the 11 official languages in South Africa 46 In June 2022 Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban announced that the Hungarian government would introduce an extra profit tax on banks and large private companies including airlines In response to the introduction of the tax Ryanair has decided to retroactively pass the tax on to all passengers increasing ticket prices by an extra 10 for intra European destinations and 25 for non European destinations 47 Michael O Leary first called the idea of a new tax beyond stupid and in a later interview he called Economic Development Minister Marton Nagy a complete idiot demanding local authorities to reverse the tax In response the minister said if only airlines gave equally swift responses when Hungarian citizens turn to them with consumer complaints deeming the CEO s words completely unacceptable 48 49 After this in a Euronews interview O Leary said the following about ministers Gergely Gulyas and Marton Nagy These two Hungarian ministers are like Dumb and Dumber in that Jim Carrey film if they think people will happily pay the extra tax and choose a more expensive airline overnight 50 In 2010 O Leary stated that he thought the scientific consensus on human caused global warming was horseshit in an interview with the Irish Independent 51 In 2017 O Leary dismissed climate change as complete and utter rubbish When asked whether that climate change is happening O Leary replied that the cooling and warming had been going on for years and did not accept it was linked to carbon usage 52 In 2021 he was less dismissive and said it is something that our customers and the people working here at Ryanair wants us to focus on and we tend to be very responsive 53 Personal life editO Leary married Anita Farrell on 5 September 2003 in Delvin County Westmeath 54 with whom he has four children They live in Gigginstown House near Delvin County Westmeath 55 O Leary breeds Aberdeen Angus cattle and horses at his Gigginstown House Stud 56 His horses War of Attrition Don Cossack Rule the World and Tiger Roll have won races such as the Cheltenham Gold Cup 57 the 2016 Grand National the 2018 Grand National and the 2019 Grand National O Leary has supported English football team Manchester City F C from an early age He had the opportunity to buy a stake in the club in 2003 but believed the potential benefits did not outweigh the risk and preferred instead to visit England to watch a few matches each season 58 He wore a Manchester City shirt when unveiling Ryanair s new destinations to and from Manchester Airport in 2011 59 In February 2015 O Leary claimed that he was offered the starring role in The Apprentice reality TV show but turned it down for family reasons before it was eventually offered to and accepted by Alan Sugar 60 References editCitations edit Michael O Leary Forbes Retrieved 17 January 2020 Rich list The Times London Retrieved 12 May 2010 People Ryanair Holdings PLC RYAAY O O Leary Michael Reuters com Ruddock 2007 p 1 a b Emling Shelley 23 March 2007 Spotlight Michael O Leary of Ryanair The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved 31 December 2019 Healy Alison School seeks support of famous past pupils The Irish Times Retrieved 31 December 2019 Creaton 2004 p 37 38 Creaton 2004 p 38 Board of Directors investor ryanair com Ryanair Retrieved 14 June 2022 Matthew Maier Business 2 0 Magazine staff writer 31 March 2006 A radical Fix for Airlines Make Flying Free Forbes 1 April 2006 Money cnn com Retrieved 29 September 2011 a href Template Cite news html title Template Cite news cite news a author has generic name help CS1 maint numeric names authors list link Flying for Free on Ryanair 13 May 2001 BBC News RTE radio 10 February 2007 in Conversations with Eamon Dunphy Irish Post Ryanair chief hints of possible departure Archived 28 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine ZEIT ONLINE GmbH Hamburg Germany Die Festung wankt Europas machtige Wettbewerbshuter verurteilen Microsoft und stoppen Fusionen Geschwacht von Pannen geraten sie jetzt in den Machtkampf um die Besetzung der EU Kommission Eine Innenansicht Von Arne Storn ZEIT online Zeit de Retrieved 29 September 2011 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint multiple names authors list link Breaking politics and political news for Westminster and the UK PoliticsHome com epolitix com Auteur Helena WILMET Het 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Return 1 3 Billion To Shareholders CEO Michael O Leary International Business Times Henderson Deric 18 November 2010 News Ireland Irish News Paper Free News Stories Online from The Irish Independent Newspaper Independent ie Unison ie Archived from the original on 1 May 2015 Retrieved 29 September 2011 Ireland Taxi Ireland Hackney cab Irish Taxi chauffeur transport Taxi ie Retrieved 29 September 2011 Ryanair retracts emissions claim 29 January 2007 at news bbc co uk last accessed 19 March 2010 Duggan Barry 18 November 2010 Ryanair staff were menacing passenger National News Frontpage Independent ie Unison ie Archived from the original on 8 January 2016 Retrieved 29 September 2011 Sat May 08 2010 O Leary in court apology to union official The Irish Times 5 May 2010 Retrieved 29 September 2011 Judge criticises Michael O Leary for lying RTE News RTE ie 26 March 2010 Retrieved 29 September 2011 See Topman Ryanair Zorg over klimaatverandering is complete onzin Financieel Dagblad a Dutch financial newspaper 10 April 2017 Accessed on 10 April 2017 Connor Steve 26 April 2011 Steve Connor Airspace closure due to ash cloud fears was right move Analysis Opinion Independent ie Retrieved 29 September 2011 Striking Aer Lingus cabin crew should be punished says airline shareholder Irish Sun com Archived from the original on 31 May 2014 Retrieved 31 May 2014 Participants Bilderberg Meetings bilderbergmeetings org Secretive in Telfs Buchen Austria 11 14 in June this year bilderbergmeetings org Beesley Arthur 27 February 2015 Ryanair chief asked to join select conference reputed to truly govern international affairs The Irish Times Retrieved 27 February 2015 Ellery Ben 22 February 2020 Ryanair boss Michael O Leary wants extra checks on Muslim men The Times Retrieved 22 February 2020 Ryanair Afrikaans test Airline drops controversial South African quiz BBC News 14 June 2022 Retrieved 22 June 2022 Illes Szurovecz 9 June 2022 A Ryanair atharitja az utasokra az extraprofitadot 444 in 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original on 28 February 2009 Retrieved 18 January 2007 Simon Calder 18 August 2006 Profile Michael O Leary BBC News Retrieved 4 June 2009 Ryanair snubs 25m Man Utd shirt deal offer independent ie 16 October 2011 Retrieved 29 September 2017 Ryanair chief Michael O Leary announces 26 routes from Manchester Airport which could create up to 2 000 jobs Manchester Evening News 12 July 2011 Retrieved 12 July 2011 Big softie Michael O Leary turned down starring role in Apprentice for his kids and horses evoke ie 24 February 2015 Bibliography edit Ruddock Alan 2007 Michael O Leary A Life in Full Flight Dublin Ireland Penguin Books ISBN 978 1 84488 055 3 OCLC 1245544967 Creaton Siobhan 2004 Ryanair How a Small Irish Airline Conquered Europe London England Aurum Press ISBN 978 1 85410 992 7 OCLC 1245762440 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Michael O Leary businessman Michael O Leary businessman at Wikipedia s sister projects nbsp Definitions from Wiktionary nbsp 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