Jarvis will replace Andrew Findlay, who announced earlier this year he would be stepping down from the easyJet board and leaving the business.
He has held several senior Tui Group and divisional finance roles at the airline and operator since joining in 2003.
Before that, Jarvis was finance director of Airtours Holidays. Earlier in his career, he held finance roles at Adidas, and is a qualified chartered accountant.