Darrell Hughes

Darrell Hughes has been with Ryanair for 24 years in various roles in Ireland and the UK. As Chief People Officer, Darrell manages Ryanair’s HR and Talent Acquisition teams, looking after the HR, internal comms and recruitment needs of over 26,000 staff across 90+ European bases. Darrell also has line management responsibility for over 15,000 cabin crew and 8,000 pilots. Ryanair will grow from 200m customers last year to 300m by 2034. Darrell and his team are at the forefront of ensuring that Ryanair has the right talent and people strategies during this expansion. Darrell holds a business degree from Dublin City University and an MBA from the UCD Michael Smurfit Graduate School of Business.