Rose Hynes

Rose Hynes was appointed as the Chairman of the IAA on January 12, 2021. She has over 30 years of aviation industry experience both at the senior executive and board-level including aircraft leasing & financing, airlines, and airports.

Rose has extensive corporate governance experience with Irish and international companies including most recently Shannon Group plc. She is Chairman of Origin Enterprises plc and Lead Director of Dole plc. She is also the Director of a number of other companies. Rose previously held a number of senior executive positions with GPA Group plc including General Counsel and Head of the Commercial Department. GPA was then the world’s largest aircraft lessor. Rose was formerly the Senior Independent Director of Total Produce plc.

A law graduate of University College Dublin and a lawyer, Rose is an Associate of the Irish Tax Institute and of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators.