Our presenters
Presenters at WLB events since 2013
Will Butler-Adams
Will Butler-Adams joined Brompton Bicycles in 2002, became a director in 2006 and took over as the MD in 2008. Over that period the company has grown from £2million turnover with 27 staff to over £25million turnover with 200+ staff.
Will qualified as a Chartered Engineer (CEng) in 2001 and has been a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society since 2013. He started his career as a project manager for Imperial Chemical Industries (ICI) where he worked from 1997 to 2000 and continued as a Plant Manager for DuPont from 2000 to 2002. He joined Brompton at the age of 28, following a serendipitous meeting with the company's Chairman, Tim Guinness, on a coach journey.
Will was appointed Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2015 New Year Honours.
Willie Walsh
Mr. Walsh holds a Master of Science Degree in Management and Business Administration from Dublin's Trinity College. He served as the Chief Executive Officer of Aer Lingus Group Plc from October 2001 to May 2005. Mr. Walsh joined Aer Lingus Group Plc in 1979 as a Cadet Pilot and has held a number of senior positions including Chief Operations Officer and Chief Executive of its Futura subsidiary since 1998.
He has been the Chairman of National Treasury Management Agency since December 2014. Mr. Walsh served as Chief Executive Officer of British Airways Plc since October 1, 2005 and its Executive Director from May 3, 2005 to January 21, 2011. He also served as Member of the Management Board of British Airways Plc.