Manna Appoints Kenny Jacobs as Executive Chair & President

Manna, the Irish-founded leader in air delivery, today announced the appointment of Kenny Jacobs as Executive Chair & President as the company launches its first full-scale metropolitan operation in the United States, establishing Tulsa, Oklahoma as the foundation of its U.S. commercial operations.

Jacobs brings a combination of international aviation, retail and digital commercialisation experience. As CEO of daa, he led the operator of Dublin and Cork Airports, its global travel retail business and its international airports advisory business. As Chief Marketing Officer of Ryanair, he was central to the airline's expansion and its digital and customer transformation. He also has extensive international and online retail experience from Tesco, tesco.com and Metro Group.

Bobby Healy, Founder and CEO of Manna, said: "Kenny is one of the few executives who has scaled aviation, retail and digital businesses internationally and done so commercially. We are entering the most important phase in Manna's history, taking Irish-built technology to the markets where commercial air delivery is now a reality. Having Kenny as Executive Chair & President will give Manna the experience needed to scale operations and commercial partnerships."

Kenny Jacobs said: "Manna is one of the most exciting companies coming out of Ireland in a generation. Bobby and the team have built world-leading air delivery technology and the opportunity now is to expand and commercialise that across a variety of industries in the U.S., UK and other markets where policy and regulation are more advanced. I could not be more excited to join."

Supporting Manna's international growth

Jacobs joins as Manna accelerates international growth following the launch of commercial operations in Tulsa. The city will become Manna's central operational base in the United States and home to its first full-scale metropolitan air delivery network. Manna also plans to establish its U.S. manufacturing base in Tulsa to support nationwide expansion.