What is Maurice Flanagan?
'''Sir Maurice Flanagan''' {{Small|[[Order of the British Empire|KBE]]}} (17 October 1928 &ndash; 7 May 2015) was a [[British people|British]] [[businessman]]. He was the founding [[CEO]] of [[Emirates (airline)|Emirates]]. He was also the Executive Vice-Chairman of [[The Emirates Group]]. Flanagan was born in [[Leigh, Greater Manchester|Leigh]], [[Lancashire]]. He was married to Audrey Bolton from 1955 until his death. They had three children. He lived in [[Dubai]], [[United Arab Emirates]]. Flanagan died on 7 May 2015 in [[London]], aged 86.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://gulfnews.com/news/uae/society/emirates-founding-ceo-sir-maurice-flanagan-dies-at-86-1.1507045|title=Emirates founding CEO Sir Maurice Flanagan dies at 86|work=gulfnews.com|date=7 May 2015|accessdate=9 May 2015}}</ref> ==References== {{Reflist}} {{Bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Flanagan, Maurice}} [[Category:1928 births]] [[Category:2015 deaths]] [[Category:Commanders of the Order of the British Empire]] [[Category:English businesspeople]] [[Category:People from Wigan]]