John Leahy (executive)

For other people with the same name, see John Leahy (disambiguation).
John Leahy
BornAugust 1950
New York City, New York, U.S.[1]
Alma materFordham University (B.A.)
Syracuse University (M.B.A.)
OccupationBusinessman
SpouseGrace Leahy
Children3

John Leahy (born August 1950) is an American businessman. He is a former chief operating officer–Customers at Airbus (2005–2017), as well as the company's chief commercial officer between August 1994 and 2017, and a former member of the Airbus main board of management. Well known as one of the commercial aviation industry's most prolific aircraft salesmen, he made a significant contribution to the increase in Airbus's market share, from 18% in 1993 to 57% a decade later.[2][3] He is responsible for over $1 trillion in sales.[4]

  1. ^ "Top management". Airbus. Retrieved 8 January 2011.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ Kemp, Kenny (2006). Flight of the Titans. London: Virgin Books. p. 212. ISBN 978-0-7535-1014-8.
  3. ^ "Selling the sky: the man who made Airbus number one". smh.com.au. Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 30 August 2014.
  4. ^ "Leahy to bow out from Airbus at year-end after final sales push". Reuters. 2017-10-11. Retrieved 2019-11-23.