Johan Lundgren

Johan Peter Lundgren (born 4 October 1966) is a Swedish businessman. He was the chief executive officer (CEO) of the British airline easyJet from December 2017 to January 2025, when Kenton Jarvis took over the role of easyJet's Chief Executive Officer.

Early life and education Johan Peter Lundgren was born in Sweden on 4 October 1966. He lived in Bondsjöhöjden, and went to school in Härnösand, on the eastern coast of mid-Sweden in Ångermanland. He left school at 16 to concentrate solely on music. From 1982 to 1985 Lundgren studied classical trombone in Sweden, the UK and the USA. He aspired to become a trombonist after listening to Christian Lindberg. He auditioned for the Royal Academy of Music, but was not accepted to the conservatoire as that year it was not accepting any trombone players. replacing Carolyn McCall. One of his first duties was to hire a chief data officer. He also hired a former colleague from TUI to create a hotel and loyalty scheme to grow bookings through easyJet's online websites. Another one of his first moves was EasyJet's take over of Air Berlin. Regarding his rumored annual pay of £740,000, it is believed he asked the board that it be reduced to £706,000, his predecessor's last salary. In September 2018, he suggested there should be a law to favour more women pilots in the industry.

In July 2018, he reiterated easyJet's interest in acquiring a controlling stake in Alitalia.

In May 2019, he faced criticism for raising the price of the ticket to Madrid to £1,500 after two British teams were qualified for the finals of the 2018–19 UEFA Champions League.