EasyJet CFO announces departure days after surviving bid to oust him

EasyJet’s CFO has announced plans to leave the low-cost airline next year, just days after he survived an attempt to oust him by its founder and biggest shareholder Stelios Haji-Ioannou. The budget carrier on Tuesday said Andrew Findlay, who joined easyJet in 2015 from Halfords, will leave in May 2021 after working out his 12-month notice period.  It comes just days after Findlay was one of four easyJet directors, including chief executive Johan Lundgren, to win backing from investors after an attempt by Sir Stelios to have them dismissed as part of his fight to get a multibillion Airbus aircraft order scrapped.  His departure comes at a difficult time for the airline, which has had to ground almost its entire fleet since the end of March following widespread lockdowns and travel restrictions and faces a long recovery ahead. The move to leave easyJet was a “personal decision”, according to one person close to the matter.  Findlay said he remained “fully committed” to the carrier and to ensure it “successfully weathers this unprecedented time for the airline industry”. <br/>