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Ryanair extends CEO O'Leary's tenure to 2032 - Finance News Published byGlobal Banking & Finance Review Posted on June 19, 2026 · Last updated: June 19, 2026 June 19 (Reuters) - Ryanair said on Friday it has extended CEO Michael O'Leary's tenure until April 2032 and granted him options over 10 million shares under his new contract. The airline said O'Leary's remuneration, comprising a "modest annual salary and a capped annual bonus", will be tabled at the company's 2026 annual general meeting for shareholder approval. The Irishman has been the dominant force at one of Europe's largest low-cost carriers since he took over as chief executive in 1994. (Reporting by Prerna Bedi in Bengaluru; Editing by Janane Venkatraman and Susan Fenton) Explore more articles in theFinancecategory

Ryanair extends CEO O'Leary's tenure to April 2032 (Sharecast News) - Budget airline Ryanair said on Friday that it has extended Michael O'Leary's tenure as chief executive following months of discussions and "extensive" engagement with the group's largest shareholder. The outspoken billionaire will remain as group CEO until April 2032. His new contract includes a "modest" annual salary and a capped annual bonus and O'Leary will qualify for a new one-off purchase option over 10 million ordinary shares. This option is exercisable at a strike price of €26.70/$65.00 - equal to the prevailing market share price before the war in Iran - but only if Ryanair's full year profit after tax grows to more than €4bn or if the price of either the ordinary shares or ADRs exceeds €42 or $102 respectively for 28 consecutive days. Chairman Stan McCarthy said: "As previously announced, this Spring the board commenced discussions with MOL on his contract. I am pleased to report that this process, which included extensive engagement with Ryanair's largest shareholders, has successfully concluded with Michael agreeing to extend his leadership of the Ryanair Group for the next 6-years to April 2032, …

Michael O'Leary to head Ryanair for another six years under new ... Ryanair has agreed a six-year contract extension for long-term chief executive Michael O’Leary, including a so-called “golden handcuffs” shares-purchase deal. The Dublin-based carrier said Mr O’Leary’s contract would run until April 2032 and follows “months of discussion with Michael O’Leary and extensive engagement with the group’s largest shareholders”. Under the terms of the contract, he will be given a one-off purchase option over 10 million shares that will allow him to buy the stock at a price of 26.70 euros  (£23.13) per share, which it said was the level before the recent Iran war impact. The shares option allows Mr O’Leary to buy the stock – and if the share price increases past this level, it would give him an instant profit. But Ryanair said the shares option would be subject to Mr O’Leary staying with the group until April 2032, as well as “very ambitious” performance targets. Ryanair said his pay package includes a “modest annual salary and a capped annual bonus” and will be put to shareholders for an advisory vote at the group’s annual general meeting later this year. Ryanair chairman Stan McCarthy s…

Michael O’Leary to head Ryanair for another six years under new contract By PA News Agency Share 0 Comments 2 Skip to next photo 1 / 1 Show caption 1 / 1 0 Comments This article is brought to you by our exclusive subscriber partnership with our sister title USA Today, and has been written by our American colleagues. It does not necessarily reflect the view of The Herald. Ryanair has agreed a six-year contract extension for long-term chief executive Michael O’Leary, including a so-called “golden handcuffs” shares-purchase deal. The Dublin-based carrier said Mr O’Leary’s contract would run until April 2032 and follows “months of discussion with Michael O’Leary and extensive engagement with the group’s largest shareholders”. Under the terms of the contract, he will be given a one-off purchase option over 10 million shares that will allow him to buy the stock at a price of 26.70 euros  (£23.13) per share, which it said was the level before the recent Iran war impact. The shares option allows Mr O’Leary to buy the stock – and if the share price increases past this level, it would give him an instant profit. But Ryanair said the shares option would be subject to Mr O’Lea…

Ryanair extends Michael O'Leary's tenure as CEO until 2032 Ryanairhas extended the contract of group chief executiveMichael O'Leary until April 2032, ensuring that the airline's most influential leader will remain at the helm for nearly four decades after first joining the company. The Irish low-cost carrier announced on June 19 that it had reached an agreement with O'Leary following months of discussions with the executive and consultations with major shareholders. Under the new deal, O'Leary will continue as Group CEO for another six years. The contract includes a new incentive package that could allow him to purchase up to 10 million Ryanair shares at €26.70 each if he remains with the airline until 2032 and the company meets ambitious profit or share-price targets. By the time the contract expires, O'Leary will have spent 44 years at Ryanair and 38 years in senior management positions. He joined the airline as chief financial officer in 1988 before becoming chief executive in 1994. During that period, Ryanair evolved from a small regional operator into Europe's largest airline by passenger numbers, carrying more than 200 million passengers annually and operating one of the…

Michael O’Leary to head Ryanair for another six years… - inkl Ryanairhas agreed a six-year contract extension for long-term chief executive Michael O’Leary, including a so-called “golden handcuffs” shares-purchase deal. The Dublin-based carrier said Mr O’Leary’s contract would run until April 2032 and follows “months of discussion with Michael O’Leary and extensive engagement with the group’s largest shareholders”. Under the terms of the contract, he will be given a one-off purchase option over 10 million shares that will allow him to buy the stock at a price of 26.70 euros (£23.13) per share, which it said was the level before the recentIranwar impact. The shares option allows Mr O’Leary to buy the stock – and if the share price increases past this level, it would give him an instant profit. But Ryanair said the shares option would be subject to Mr O’Leary staying with the group until April 2032, as well as “very ambitious” performance targets. Ryanair said his pay package includes a “modest annual salary and a capped annual bonus” and will be put to shareholders for an advisory vote at the group’s annual general meeting later this year. Ryanair chairman Stan McCarthy said:…

Michael O’Leary to head Ryanair for another six years under new contract By PA News Agency Share 0 Comments 2 Skip to next photo 1 / 1 Show caption 1 / 1 0 Comments This article is brought to you by our exclusive subscriber partnership with our sister title USA Today, and has been written by our American colleagues. It does not necessarily reflect the view of The Herald. Ryanair has agreed a six-year contract extension for long-term chief executive Michael O’Leary, including a so-called “golden handcuffs” shares-purchase deal. The Dublin-based carrier said Mr O’Leary’s contract would run until April 2032 and follows “months of discussion with Michael O’Leary and extensive engagement with the group’s largest shareholders”. Under the terms of the contract, he will be given a one-off purchase option over 10 million shares that will allow him to buy the stock at a price of 26.70 euros  (£23.13) per share, which it said was the level before the recent Iran war impact. The shares option allows Mr O’Leary to buy the stock – and if the share price increases past this level, it would give him an instant profit. But Ryanair said the shares option would be subject to Mr O’Lea…

Michael O'Leary to head Ryanair for another six years under new contract Michael O’Leary to head Ryanair for another six years under new contract By PA News Agency Share 0 Comments 2 Skip to next photo 1 / 1 Show caption 1 / 1 0 Comments This article is brought to you by our exclusive subscriber partnership with our sister title USA Today, and has been written by our American colleagues. It does not necessarily reflect the view of The Herald. Ryanair has agreed a six-year contract extension for long-term chief executive Michael O’Leary, including a so-called “golden handcuffs” shares-purchase deal. The Dublin-based carrier said Mr O’Leary’s contract would run until April 2032 and follows “months of discussion with Michael O’Leary and extensive engagement with the group’s largest shareholders”. Under the terms of the contract, he will be given a one-off purchase option over 10 million shares that will allow him to buy the stock at a price of 26.70 euros  (£23.13) per share, which it said was the level before the recent Iran war impact. The shares option allows Mr O’Leary to buy the stock – and if the share price increases past this level, it would give him an insta…

Ryanair extends O'Leary's CEO contract up to 2032 - RTÉ Updated / Friday, 19 Jun 2026 15:17 Ryanair Group CEO Michael O'Leary Ryanair group chief executive CEO Michael O'Leary has extended his contract to 2032, the airline said today, in a deal which includes a bonus scheme that could earn the 65-year-old more than €150m. Ryanair said last month that talks to extend Micheal O'Leary's tenure to close to 40 years were almost concluded. Mr O'Leary has been the dominant force at the airline since taking over as CEO in 1994, transforming it from a small regional carrier to Europe's largest by passenger numbers. Subject to Michael O'Leary remaining at the group until April 2032, he would be granted the option of buying 10 million shares at €26.70 per share if annual profit reached €4 billion or if the share price exceeds €42 for 28 successive days. Ryanair last month posted a record full-year post-tax profit of €2.26 billion. Its share price stood at €25.70 this afternoon, with the strike price in the agreement representing the prevailing market price before the Middle East conflict. "Achievement of these very ambitious targets would create substantial additional value for all Ryanair s…

Michael O'Leary to head Ryanair for another six years under new ... Business | Business News Michael O’Leary to head Ryanair for another six years under new contract The long-term chief executive will be given a one-off purchase option over 10 million shares, provided he stays until April 2032. Ryanair has agreed a six-year contract extension for Michael O’Leary (Niall Carson/PA) PA Wire Holly Williams 3 minutes ago Ryanair has agreed a six-year contract extension for long-term chief executive Michael O’Leary, including a so-called “golden handcuffs” shares-purchase deal. The Dublin-based carrier said Mr O’Leary’s contract would run until April 2032 and follows “months of discussion with Michael O’Leary and extensive engagement with the group’s largest shareholders”. Under the terms of the contract, he will be given a one-off purchase option over 10 million shares that will allow him to buy the stock at a price of 26.70 euros  (£23.13) per share, which it said was the level before the recent Iran war impact. The shares option allows Mr O’Leary to buy the stock – and if the share price increases past this level, it would give him an instant profit. But Ryanair said the shares optio…

Ryanair Agrees Ceo Contract to April 2032 The Board of Ryanair Holdings plc today (19 June) confirmed that they have agreed a contract under which Michael O’Leary (“MOL”) will remain as Group CEO until April 2032.  This concludes months of discussion with MOL and extensive engagement with the Group’s largest shareholders.  MOL’s new contract includes a modest annual salary and a capped annual bonus. MOL will qualify for a new one-off purchase option over 10m ord. shares.  Subject to MOL remaining in employment with the Group until April 2032, these options will be exercisable at a strike price of €26.70/$65.00 (equal to the prevailing market share price in Feb. 2026, before the recent share price fall due to the war in Iran), but only if Ryanair’s full year PAT grows to over €4.0bn (for full vesting) or if the price of either Ryanair’s ordinary shares or ADRs exceeds €42 or $102 respectively for 28 consecutive days, during the period to 31 March 2032.  Achievement of these very ambitious targets would create substantial additional value for all Ryanair shareholders. Ryanair Chairman, Stan McCarthy said: “As previously announced, this Spring the Board commenced discussions with M…

Michael O’Leary to head Ryanair for another six years under new contract By PA News Agency Share 0 Comments 2 Skip to next photo 1 / 1 Show caption 1 / 1 0 Comments This article is brought to you by our exclusive subscriber partnership with our sister title USA Today, and has been written by our American colleagues. It does not necessarily reflect the view of The Herald. Ryanair has agreed a six-year contract extension for long-term chief executive Michael O’Leary, including a so-called “golden handcuffs” shares-purchase deal. The Dublin-based carrier said Mr O’Leary’s contract would run until April 2032 and follows “months of discussion with Michael O’Leary and extensive engagement with the group’s largest shareholders”. Under the terms of the contract, he will be given a one-off purchase option over 10 million shares that will allow him to buy the stock at a price of 26.70 euros  (£23.13) per share, which it said was the level before the recent Iran war impact. The shares option allows Mr O’Leary to buy the stock – and if the share price increases past this level, it would give him an instant profit. But Ryanair said the shares option would be subject to Mr O’Lea…

Michael O’Leary to head Ryanair for another six years under new contract By PA News Agency Share 0 Comments 2 Skip to next photo 1 / 1 Show caption 1 / 1 0 Comments This article is brought to you by our exclusive subscriber partnership with our sister title USA Today, and has been written by our American colleagues. It does not necessarily reflect the view of The Herald. Ryanair has agreed a six-year contract extension for long-term chief executive Michael O’Leary, including a so-called “golden handcuffs” shares-purchase deal. The Dublin-based carrier said Mr O’Leary’s contract would run until April 2032 and follows “months of discussion with Michael O’Leary and extensive engagement with the group’s largest shareholders”. Under the terms of the contract, he will be given a one-off purchase option over 10 million shares that will allow him to buy the stock at a price of 26.70 euros  (£23.13) per share, which it said was the level before the recent Iran war impact. The shares option allows Mr O’Leary to buy the stock – and if the share price increases past this level, it would give him an instant profit. But Ryanair said the shares option would be subject to Mr O’Lea…