Peter Bellew

Peter Bellew
Born Bettystown, County Meath, Ireland
Nationality Irish
Alma mater Trinity College Dublin
Occupation Group managing director and CEO of Malaysia Airlines
Term 2016 - present
Predecessor Christoph Mueller

Peter Bellew is the group managing director and chief executive officer of Malaysia Airlines.[1][2] He is a veteran in the tourism and aviation industry with over 30 years of experience in related fields.[3][4]

Career

Early career in the tourism industry (1987 - present)

Originally from Bettystown, Ireland,[3][4][5][6] he was schooled at CBS St Marys Drogheda before attending C.B.C. Monkstown in Dublin.[7] Bellew graduated with a Bachelor of Business Studies and MA in Economics from Trinity College Dublin in 1987.[8][9] In the same year, he joined CIE Tours, an Irish coach tour operator, as a manager in charge of its London operations.[9][10] He subsequently founded Drive Ireland in 1989, Irish Cottage Club in 1998, and also ventured into online travel management with Vbnets / Wapprofit in 2001.[9][11]

Aviation career

Kerry Airport (1993 - 1998)

Bellew's first venture into the aviation industry in a management capacity was in 1993 with Kerry Airport, Killarney, Ireland.[12] Under his tenure as director and general manager, he was credited to being able to substantially increase passenger volume from 6,000 to more than 400,000.[5][6][12]

RyanAir (2006 - 2015)

In 2006, Bellew joined Irish low-cost airline RyanAir as deputy director of flight operations, and had hold various capacities throughout his career there, including head of sales and marketing, director of flight operations, as well as director of training and recruitment.[13]

Malaysia Airlines (2015 - present)

On September 1, 2015, Bellew joined Malaysian flag carrier Malaysia Airlines from RyanAir as chief operations officer,[12][13] as part of the airline's ongoing restructuring program amid huge financial losses, compounded with the twin major aviation disasters of MH370 and MH17 in 2014.[14] Under his tenure, he oversaw parts of the restructuring program led by former Aer Lingus chief Christoph Mueller that saw a 6,000-job cut by the airline.[15]

On July 1, 2016, Bellew officially took over as chief executive officer from Mueller,[4][9] who resigned from the company less than a year into his contract, citing changing personal circumstances.[16][16][17][18][19] While it is said that Bellew's appointment ensured continuity to Mueller's unfinished work,[2] it stirred further controversy within Malaysia, as some parties are uncomfortable with the appointment of another foreigner to head the national flag carrier.[20][21] He is the third CEO of the airline in two years,[22][23] and only the second ever foreign CEO after Mueller.[24]

References

  1. ↑ "Bellew new group MD and CEO of Malaysia Airlines - Business News | The Star Online". www.thestar.com.my. Retrieved 2016-07-07.
  2. 1 2 "Peter Bellew named CEO of Malaysia Airlines". Retrieved 2016-07-07.
  3. 1 2 "Who Is Peter Bellew, Malaysia Airlines New CEO?". Retrieved 2016-07-07.
  4. 1 2 3 "Peter Bellew joins Malaysia Air board as Christoph Müller departs". Retrieved 2016-07-07.
  5. 1 2 "Meath man Peter Bellew new CEO of Malaysian Airlines - Travel Extra". 2016-07-01. Retrieved 2016-07-07.
  6. 1 2 "Bellew a technical guy with hands-on approach - Business News | The Star Online". Retrieved 2016-07-07.
  7. ↑ http://www.travelextra.ie/meath-man-peter-bellew-new-ceo-malaysian-airlines/
  8. ↑ "Malaysia Airlines announced the appointment of Peter Bellew as Chief Operations Officer". 2015-06-19. Retrieved 2016-07-07.
  9. 1 2 3 4 "Peter Bellew | LinkedIn". ie.linkedin.com. Retrieved 2016-07-07.
  10. ↑ "Peter Bellew - Malaysia Airlines - Lechotouristique.com". www.lechotouristique.com. Retrieved 2016-07-07.
  11. ↑ "Peter Bellew (38696961) in Dublin – CEO in Airlines/Aviation, Leinster, Ireland. Free Contact Information | Vokipages". ie.vokipages.com. Retrieved 2016-07-07.
  12. 1 2 3 "Malaysia poaches Ryanair's Peter Bellew". Retrieved 2016-07-07.
  13. 1 2 "Stocks". Bloomberg.com. Retrieved 2016-07-07.
  14. ↑ "Ryanair's Peter Bellew joins Malaysia Airlines as chief operations officer". 2015-06-18. Retrieved 2016-07-07.
  15. ↑ "Peter Bellew interview: 'Malaysia Airlines is probably the toughest job you could have in aviation at the moment' - Independent.ie". Retrieved 2016-07-07.
  16. 1 2 Lumpur, Associated Press in Kuala (2016-04-20). "Malaysia Airlines CEO Christoph Mueller resigns". the Guardian. Retrieved 2016-07-07.
  17. ↑ "MAS CEO and MD Mueller quits in Sept ahead of his 3-year contract - Business News | The Star Online". www.thestar.com.my. Retrieved 2016-07-07.
  18. ↑ Mullen, Jethro (2016-04-20). "Malaysia Airlines CEO Christoph Mueller quits in middle of turnaround plan". CNNMoney. Retrieved 2016-07-07.
  19. ↑ Jenkins, Nash. "Malaysia Airlines CEO Resigns After Less Than a Year". TIME.com. Retrieved 2016-07-07.
  20. ↑ . "FORMER RYANAIR'S PETER BELLEW TO REPLACE CHRISTOPH AS MAS CEO - REPORT". Retrieved 2016-07-07.
  21. ↑ "Malaysia Airlines CEO's exit revives debate over foreign boss". Reuters. 2016-04-22. Retrieved 2016-07-07.
  22. ↑ "Third time's a charm - Malaysia Air names third CEO in two years".
  23. ↑ Malaysia Air Names Peter Bellew CEO, retrieved 2016-07-07
  24. ↑ "Malaysia Airlines Launches Search for New CEO". Retrieved 2016-07-07.


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