Gary Owens will replace Basil Geoghegan as chairman of DAA, the State company overseeing Cork and Dublin airports, in June. The appointment comes after a period of challenges for DAA, including disputes with former CEO Kenny Jacobs and concerns over board vacancies.
Gary Owens will take over as chairman of DAA , the State company responsible for Cork and Dublin airports, in June. Photograph: Alan Currie/Getty ImagesDublin Bus chairman Gary Owens will succeed Basil Geoghegan in the same role at State airports company DAA in June.
Geoghegan’s term, most recently marred by a dispute between the board and former DAA chief executive, Kenny Jacobs, ends on June 13th. Minister for Transport Darragh O’Brien on Tuesday named Owens as his successor on the board of the company responsible for Cork and Dublin airports, along with two international businesses. Why is Jack Chambers so coy about designating offshore wind as critical infrastructure?
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The minister must fill four of those vacancies following a “public jobs process”, the website states. He chaired the board through the pandemic, when Government lockdowns grounded air travel, forcing the State company to cut back severely. Public criticism of delays in security at Dublin Airport when travel rebounded at an unexpected rate in 2022 followed this.
Subsequently, the dispute with Jacobs and the continued controversy over a 19-year-old planning condition limiting passenger numbers at Dublin to 32 million kept DAA in the news. O’Brien thanked Goeghegan, noting that he served during challenging years for DAA and the wider air travel business. The minister confirmed that Owens would remain as a director of CIÉ Group until a successor is appointed.
“Mr Owen’s wealth of experience in governance and state board leadership will help guide the daa Board in delivering on DAA’s mandate over the coming years,” said the minister. However, conflict in the Middle East has sparked fears of a jet fuel shortage that has forced some European airlines to axe flights.
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