The bets are on and stakes are high for British Airways' finance director Keith Williams, as Irish bookie Paddy Power reports a significant gamble on him taking the company's helm. Amid the backdrop of the BA sale and strike action by cabin crew, Williams has been backed by punters of the Irish gaming store to take over the role of CEO from Willie Walsh, with his odds going from 9/4 to 10/11 in the past week. Paddy Power said: 'The omens are looking increasingly ominous for BA boss Willie Walsh with recent betting almost exclusively supporting Keith Williams to dethrone the Irishman, and as they say, money talks.'