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Kenny Jacobs | |
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| Born | County Cork, Ireland |
| Education | University College Cork |
| Occupations | Executive Chair and President, Manna |
| Known for | CEO of DAA, Executive Chair and President, Manna |
Kenny Jacobs is an Irish businessman, born in Cork. He is currently the Executive Chair and President of Irish drone delivery startup Manna.Jacobs attended school at Christian Brothers College and graduated from University College Cork in 1997 with a degree in commerce. He was announced as CEO of the DAA in November 2022, and began in January 2023.
His previous roles included Chief Marketing Officer at Ryanair. When Jacobs arrived at Ryanair in 2014, it was as part of a move by the airline to – as CEO Michael O'Leary had put it – “stop unnecessarily pissing people off”.
He has also worked for major companies including the Metro Group, MoneySuperMarket, and Tesco in Ireland and the UK.
In December 2025 Jacobs took a leave of absence from the DAA, pending the agreement of an exit-package.
In July 2026, Jacobs took up the role of Executive Chair and President of Manna Drone Delivery, to help drive growth at the company.
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