Virgin Atlantic Announces New Leadership Team Line Up

Suzanne Roddie – Chief Operating Officer

Following promotion to Chief Operating Officer, Suzanne oversees the safety, efficiency and excellence of Virgin Atlantic’s entire flying and ground operation, including Flight Operations, Engineering & Maintenance, Airports, Network Operations, Crew Logistics, Safety & Security, Business Continuity and Facilities. Previously Vice President Airports, Network Operations & Clubhouses, Suzanne has a strong record leading large-scale operational teams and played a key role restarting and growing the airline’s operation following the pandemic, delivering strong operational resilience, reaching leading on-time performance and elevating customer experience.

Juha Jaervinen – Chief Customer Officer

A long-standing customer champion, as Chief Customer Officer, Juha leads the design and delivery of Virgin Atlantic’s renowned customer experience. His remit includes Brand & Marketing, Loyalty, Communications, Customer Experience Design & Journeys, Cabin & Inflight Services, Customer Centre and Clubhouses. Juha previously led Virgin Atlantic’s Commercial function as Chief Commercial Officer for seven years. Prior to joining the airline, he held several senior roles at Finnair and SAS Scandinavian Airlines.

Becky Woodmansee – Chief People Officer

Having joined Virgin Atlantic 15 months ago, as Chief People Officer Becky oversees all elements of the airline’s people strategy at the heart of what makes Virgin Atlantic special, covering Reward, People Operations, Talent, Partnering & Performance, Employee Relations and Industrial Relations. Previously, Becky was People Director, Premier Inn & Restaurants at Whitbread plc, responsible for the happiness and welfare of 37,000 employees across UK hotel business Premier Inn and its restaurant brands.

Dave Geer – Chief Commercial Officer

Dave leads Virgin Atlantic’s Commercial function as Chief Commercial Officer, following promotion from his role as Senior Vice President, Operations. Dave will drive quality revenue growth across Sales, Network, Revenue Management, E-Commerce, Ancillaries, and the Transatlantic Joint Venture with Delta and Air France KLM. His accountability also includes Virgin Atlantic Holidays and Virgin Atlantic Cargo. Besides five years of operational leadership experience, Dave has extensive commercial experience, from roles as Managing Director Virgin Holidays, and SVP Revenue Management & Distribution, leading Revenue Management, Product, Business Development, Pricing and Distribution Strategy, and Digital Transformation.

Ansar Hussain – Chief Financial Officer (Interim)

Ansar, previously Vice President Corporate Finance, has taken on responsibility for Corporate Finance, Financial Planning, Finance Operations, Procurement, Fleet and Internal Audit as Chief Financial Officer on an interim basis. Ansar has been fundamental to rebuilding Virgin Atlantic’s financial position post-pandemic, including the successful recapitalisation of the business and a $745 million financing transaction of Virgin Atlantic’s slot portfolio at London Heathrow. With a 15-year career in finance, he trained as a Chartered Accountant at Deloitte, supporting clients across a range of industries in both an advisory and compliance capacity.

Holly Boyd-Boland – Senior Vice President, Corporate Development & Legal Affairs

As Senior Vice President, Corporate Development & Legal Affairs, Holly expands her remit to include Legal Affairs and the Company Secretariat, alongside Corporate Strategy, Government Affairs, Sustainability and Community. Holly has extensive legal experience, having joined Virgin Atlantic from law firm Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer, where she specialised in competition and regulatory law. Holly built significant experience as the VP responsible for airline strategy and sustainability and has played a key role over the pandemic and beyond as Chief of Staff to the CEO.

Chief Digital & Information Officer – Recruitment Underway

Virgin Atlantic is bringing together Technology, Digital Development, Data, Artificial Intelligence and Transformation under a new Chief Digital & Information Officer role to accelerate innovation and alignment across the business. Recruitment is underway.
 

Corneel Koster, CEO of Virgin Atlantic, said: “I’m incredibly proud and energised to be leading Virgin Atlantic into its next chapter. This airline has always been defined by its people — their red spirit, professionalism and unwavering care for our customers and for one another. I’m confident this leadership team brings together the experience, leadership qualities, innovative thinking and collaborative mindset needed to build a strong and exciting future for the airline we all love.”

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About Virgin Atlantic  

Virgin Atlantic was founded by entrepreneur Sir Richard Branson in 1984, with innovation and amazing customer service at its core. In 2025, the airline was voted Britain’s only Global Five Star Airline by APEX for the ninth year running in the Official Airline Ratings. Headquartered in London, it employs 9,250 people worldwide, flying customers to 28 destinations throughout the year.  

Alongside shareholder and partner Delta Air Lines, Virgin Atlantic operates a leading transatlantic network, with onward connections to over 200 cities around the world. In 2020, Air France-KLM, Delta Air Lines and Virgin Atlantic launched an expanded Joint Venture, offering a comprehensive route network, convenient flight schedules, competitive fares and reciprocal frequent flyer benefits, including the ability to earn and redeem miles across all carriers. Virgin Atlantic joined SkyTeam in 2023, as the global airline alliance’s first and only UK member airline, enhancing SkyTeam’s transatlantic network to and from London Heathrow and Manchester.  

Virgin Atlantic has been pioneering sustainability leadership for more than 15 years, committing to Net Zero by 2050 and continuous action that reduces environmental impact. The airline operates one of the youngest and most fuel-efficient fleets in the skies, with an average age of 6.9yrs. In 2022, Virgin Atlantic welcomed its first A330-900’s to the fleet, continuing its transformation towards 100% next generation aircraft by 2028. For more information visit www.virginatlantic.com or via Facebook, X and Instagram @virginatlantic.