Andy Harrison

For other people named Andrew Harrison, see Andrew Harrison (disambiguation).

Andrew Harrison (born 2 May 1957)^[1] is a British businessman and former management consultant, currently the chairman of SEGRO. He previously served as the CEO of The RAC, easyJet, Whitbread and the Dunelm Group.

Andy Harrison
Born	(1957-05-02) 2 May 1957 (age 67)
Nationality	British
Education	University of Cambridge
Occupation(s)	Businessman Former management consultant
Title	CEO of The RAC (1996–2005) CEO of easyJet (2005–2010) CEO of Whitbread (2010–2015) Chairman of Dunelm Group (2015–2022) Chairman of SEGRO (2022–present)

Early life

Harrison was educated at Hitchin Boys' Grammar School and Bristol Grammar School, an independent day school.^[2] He went on to study economics at Pembroke College, Cambridge. He attended Maritzburg College and Natal university in South Africa.

Career

Prior to joining the RAC, Harrison held the roles of managing director of Courtaulds International Fabrics and finance director of Courtaulds Textiles plc. He was also a non-executive director at EMAP.^[3]

He was the chief executive of the automotive services company the RAC (previously Lex Services plc) from 1996 to 2005.

Harrison was announced as Ray Webster's successor as CEO of easyJet in September 2005. Harrison announced his intention to leave easyJet in December 2009^[4] and departed in 2010^[5] as Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou, the airline's founder, described him as "overrated".^[6]

Harrison became CEO of the British multinational hotel, coffee shop and restaurant company Whitbread in 2010, replacing Alan Parker.^[7] Harrison left in 2015,^[8] succeeded by Alison Brittain.

Harrison became chairman of Dunelm Group in July 2015.^[9]

Harrison succeeded Gerald Corbett as the chairman of SEGRO in 2022.

References

1. "Search". Dellam. Archived from the original on 28 September 2018. Retrieved 3 November 2012.
2. "City People: the feuds, the faces and the farcical". The Times. 18 July 2014.
3. "Whitbread profile". Whitbread. Archived from the original on 7 June 2012. Retrieved 30 October 2012.
4. "Whitbread poaches easyJet chief Andy Harrison". www.campaignlive.co.uk. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
5. Lea, Robert (21 January 2010). "Business big shot: Andy Harrison, outgoing chief executive, easyJet". The Times. ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
6. Ruddick, Graham (12 May 2010). "Stelios slams former easyJet boss Andy Harrison as 'overrated'". ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
7. "EasyJet boss Andy Harrison to succeed Alan Parker..." The Caterer. 3 March 2010. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
8. "Whitbread filing history". Companies House. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
9. Farrell, Sean (28 April 2015). "Whitbread boss to leave after five years". The Guardian. Retrieved 28 April 2015.

External links

• Biography at Dunelm

Business positions
Preceded by Ray Webster	CEO of EasyJet 2005–2010	Succeeded by Carolyn McCall
Preceded by Alan Parker	CEO of Whitbread 2010–2015	Succeeded by Alison Brittain