Rachel Izzard
Chief Finance Officer
Appointed as CFO and Executive Director in June 2023
Skills and experience
Rachel joined the Board in June 2023 as Group CFO, and has responsibility for Finance, Property and Sustainability functions.
An experienced board leader, Rachel has a strong background in financial stewardship and developing and leading teams through complex change to land strategic business outcomes.
Rachel has over 30 years’ experience in consumer-facing and B2B businesses, including as CFO and CIO at Aer Lingus, where she played a key role in a successful turnaround of both the customer proposition and financial performance. She was also CFO of IAG Cargo, co-founding the business following the separation of the cargo operations of British Airways and Iberia.
Earlier in her career, Rachel also held a range of senior airline leadership roles across Australia, Asia and North America. She is a Non-Executive Director at Raspberry Pi, having joined their board in 2022, also chairing their Audit and Risk Committee.