Jerry V. Liston appointed as Chairman of the Irish Aviation Authority.
The Irish Aviation Authority is pleased to announce the appointment by the Minister for Transport of Jerry V. Liston as Chairman of the Irish Aviation Authority.
Jerry Liston was formerly Executive Chairman of The Michael Smurfit Graduate School of Business, UCD.
He is Chairman of: BWG Group, Kevin Broderick Ltd. and Balcas Timber Ltd and is also a Board Member of Glanbia plc.
Previous Directorships included: Development Co-Operation Ireland, the Arthritis Foundation, NTR, Lake Communications and the Gresham Hotels.
He was Chief Executive of United Drug plc. from 1974 to 2000.
He is past Chairman and Board Member of The Marketing Society of Ireland and past President, Chairman and Board Member of the Irish Management Institute.
He graduated from University College Dublin with a BA (Economics) in 1961, studied Law at Kings Inn in 1962 and was called to the Irish Bar and, following two years study at UCD, was awarded an MBA in 1968.
Commenting on the announcement and in welcoming the appointment of Jerry Liston as Chairman of the Irish Aviation Authority, Eamonn Brennan, CEO of the Irish Aviation Authority, said that "The Authority and Irish aviation will benefit greatly from this appointment. Jerry Liston brings with him an unrivalled mix of educational and business experience at the highest level which will be invaluable to the Authority in meeting the growing challenges in aviation safety regulation and air navigation service provision."