People: JetBlue Airways Corp (JBLU.O)


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Summary

Name Age Since Current Position

Joel Peterson

65 2008 Independent Chairman of the Board

David Barger

55 2009 President, Chief Executive Officer, Director

Frank Sica

62 2008 Independent Vice Chairman of the Board

Mark Powers

59 2012 Chief Financial Officer

Robert Maruster

41 2009 Chief Operating Officer, Executive Vice President

James Hnat

42 2007 Executive Vice President - Corporate Affairs, General Counsel, Secretary

Robin Hayes

46 2008 Chief Commercial Officer, Executive Vice President

Donald Daniels

45 2009 Chief Accounting Officer, Vice President

Jens Bischof

47 2011 Director

Peter Boneparth

53 2008 Independent Director

David Checketts

57 2000 Independent Director

Virginia Gambale

53 2006 Independent Director

Stephan Gemkow

53 2008 Independent Director

Ellen Jewett

54 2011 Independent Director

Stanley McChrystal

58 2010 Independent Director

Ann Rhoades

68 2002 Independent Director

Biographies

Name Description

Joel Peterson

Mr. Joel C. Peterson is an Independent Chairman of the Board of Jetblue Airways Corporation. Mr. Peterson is the founding partner of Peterson Partners, LLP, a private equity firm he founded in 1995. He is also the founding partner of Peterson Ventures, which manages a portfolio of small, early-stage investments and Whitman | Peterson, a real estate investment fund founded in 2008. From 1973 through 1990, Mr. Peterson served in several positions at Trammell Crow Company, a commercial real estate development company, including Chief Executive Officer from 1988 through 1990 and Chief Financial Officer from 1977 to 1985. Mr. Peterson has taught at the Stanford Graduate School of Business since 1992 where he is the Robert L. Joss Consulting Professor of Management and has served as a director for the Center for Leadership Development and Research and on the Advisory Council to the School. As well, he is an overseer for the Hoover Institution, a policy think tank at Stanford, and serves on the board of Ladder Capital Finance and Franklin Covey.

David Barger

Mr. David Barger is President, Chief Executive Officer, Director of JetBlue Airways Corporation. He has served as Chief Executive Officer since May 2007 and President since June 2009. He previously served as President from August 1998 until September 2007, and as Chief Operating Officer from August 1998 until March 2007. Mr. Barger is a member of the team that founded JetBlue. Mr. Barger is currently serving as the Chair of the FAA’s NextGen Advisory Committee for a two year term that expires in 2012. Mr. Barger is on the Foundation Governance Council and the Board of Governors of the Flight Safety Foundation, and serves as the chair of Pencil, a non-profit organization devoted to improving public education in New York City. Mr. Barger serves on the Board of A4A, a US airline industry association, and on the Board of Governors of the International Air Transport Association, IATA, an international trade association. Mr. Barger does not presently serve on other U.S. public company boards and has not served on another U.S. public company board within the past five years.

Frank Sica

Mr. Frank V. Sica is an Independent Vice Chairman of the Board of JetBlue Airways Corporation. Mr. Sica has served as a Managing Partner at Tailwind Capital, a private equity firm, since 2006. From 2004 to 2005, Mr. Sica was a Senior Advisor to Soros Private Funds Management. During that period Mr. Sica was also President of Menemsha Capital Partners, Ltd., a private investment firm. From 2000 to 2003, Mr. Sica was President of Soros Private Funds Management LLC, which oversaw the direct real estate and private equity investment activities of Soros. In 1998, Mr. Sica joined Soros Fund Management, where he was a Managing Director responsible for Soros’ private equity investments. From 1988 to 1998, Mr. Sica was a Managing Director in Morgan Stanley’s Merchant Banking Division. In 1996, Mr. Sica was elevated to Co-CEO of Morgan Stanley’s Merchant Banking Division. Prior to 1988, Mr. Sica was a Managing Director in Morgan Stanley’s mergers and acquisitions department. From 1974 to 1977, Mr. Sica was an officer in the U.S. Air Force. Mr. Sica is a director of CSG Systems International, Inc., Safe Bulkers, Inc. and Kohl’s Corporation. Within the past five years, Mr. Sica also served as a director of Emmis Communications Corp. and NorthStar Realty Finance Corporation.

Mark Powers

Mr. Mark D. Powers is Chief Financial Officer of JetBlue Airways Corporation. Mr. Powers the company in July 2006 as Treasurer and Vice President, Corporate Finance. He was promoted to Senior Vice President, Treasurer in 2007. Prior to joining JetBlue, Mr. Powers was an independent advisor to several aviation-related companies and has held a number of positions in both the finance and legal departments of Continental Airlines, Northwest Airlines and General Electric's jet engine unit.

Robert Maruster

Mr. Robert Maruster is Chief Operating Officer, Executive Vice President of Jetblue Airways Corp. Mr. Maruster joined JetBlue in 2005 as Vice President, Operations Planning, after a 12-year career with Delta Air Lines in a variety of leadership positions with increasing responsibilities in the carrier’s Marketing and Customer Service departments, culminating in being responsible for all operations at Delta’s hub as Vice President, Airport Customer Service at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. In 2006, Mr. Maruster was promoted to Senior Vice President, Airports and Operational Planning and in 2008, Mr. Maruster’s responsibilities expanded to include the Customer Services group which included Airports, Inflight Services, Reservations, and System Operations.

James Hnat

Mr. James Hnat is an Executive Vice President - Corporate Affairs, General Counsel, Secretary of JetBlue Airways Corp., since April 12, 2007. He served as the company Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Assistant Secretary since March 2006 and as the company General Counsel and Assistant Secretary from February 2003 to March 2006. Mr. Hnat is a member of the bar of New York and Massachusetts.

Robin Hayes

Mr. Robin Hayes is Chief Commercial Officer, Executive Vice President of JetBlue Airways Corp. He joined JetBlue in August 2008 after nineteen years at British Airways. In his last role at British Airways, Mr. Hayes served as Executive Vice President for The Americas and before that he served in a number of operational and commercial positions in the UK and Germany.

Donald Daniels

Mr. Donald Daniels is Chief Accounting Officer, Vice President of Jetblue Airways Corporation since May 14, 2009. He served as the company Vice President and Corporate Controller since October 2007. He previously served as the company Assistant Controller since July 2006 and Director of Financial Reporting since October 2002.

Jens Bischof

Mr. Jens Bischof is Director of JetBlue Airways Corporation. He is a Member of the Lufthansa German Airlines Board as of April 2011. His area of responsibility within the Board is Sales, Revenue Management and International Operations. Mr. Bischof has been with Deutsche Lufthansa AG since 1990. He worked in positions in cargo operations and in corporate procurement before he was appointed Vice President, Corporate Procurement and Supply Management in 2000. In 2005 and 2006 he led the post-merger integration of SWISS Intl. Airlines into the Lufthansa Group. As of September 2006 through March, 2011 he served as Vice President, The Americas and was responsible for all commercial activities of Deutsche Lufthansa AG in North and South America. Mr. Bischof is being nominated to Board of Directors in connection with Deutsche Lufthansa AG’s purchase of approximately 19% of common stock in 2008.

Peter Boneparth

Mr. Peter Boneparth is an Independent Director of JetBlue Airways Corporation. He has been a Senior Advisor of Irving Capital Partners, a private equity group, since February 2009. He served as president and CEO of the Jones Apparel Group from 2002 to 2007. Mr. Boneparth is a director of Kohl’s Corporation. Within the past five years, Mr. Boneparth also served as a director of Jones Apparel Group Inc.

David Checketts

Mr. David W. Checketts is an Independent Director of Jetblue Airways Corporation. He was named Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Legends Hospitality Management in which his Checketts Partners Investment Fund holds an equity stake. Mr. Checketts also currently oversees SCP Worldwide, a New York based investment firm formed in 2001 that focuses on sports, media and entertainment assets. From 1994 to 2001, Mr. Checketts was President and Chief Executive Officer of Madison Square Garden Corporation. From 1991 to 1994, Mr. Checketts was the President of the New York Knicks professional basketball team. From 1990 to 1991, he was Vice President of Development for the National Basketball Association. From 1984 to 1990, Mr. Checketts was President of the Utah Jazz professional basketball team.

Virginia Gambale

Ms. Virginia Gambale is an Independent Director of Jetblue Airways Corporation. She has been a Managing Partner of Azimuth Partners LLC, a strategic and advisory firm in the field of technology and data communications solutions, since 2003. Prior to starting Azimuth Partners, Ms. Gambale was a Partner at Deutsche Bank Capital and ABS Ventures from 1999 to 2003. Prior to that, she held the position of Chief Information Officer at Bankers Trust Alex Brown and Merrill Lynch. Within the past five years, Ms. Gambale served as a director of Piper Jaffray Companies and Motive, Inc.

Stephan Gemkow

Mr. Stephan Gemkow is an Independent Director of Jetblue Airways Corporation since August 2008. He is a member of the Deutsche Lufthansa AG Executive Board and its Chief Financial Officer, serving in that capacity since June 2006. Mr. Gemkow joined Deutsche Lufthansa AG in 1990, working initially in Corporate Organization and Strategic Corporate Development. He then moved on to work in various management capacities before serving as Area Sales Manager in Washington D.C. from 1994 to 1997. He took over as Head of Investor Relations, and in 2001 was appointed Senior Vice President Corporate Finance. In February 2004, Mr. Gemkow joined the Executive Board of Lufthansa Cargo AG, where he was responsible for Finance and Human Resources. He is a member of the Exchange Experts Commission advising the German Federal Ministry of Finance.

Ellen Jewett

Ms. Ellen Jewett is an Independent Director of JetBlue Airways Corporation, since July 25, 2011. She is a Managing Director for BMO Capital Markets in the Public Finance Group covering airports and infrastructure, a position she has held since 2010. She has more than 20 years of experience in the field of airport infrastructure financing, including five years as the head of airports and public sector transportation group at Goldman Sachs until early 2009.

Stanley McChrystal

General Retired Stanley A. McChrystal is an Independent Director of JetBlue Airways Corporation since November 8, 2010. He is a retired 34-year U.S. Army veteran of multiple wars. Gen. McChrystal commanded the U.S. and NATO’s security mission in Afghanistan, served as the director of the Joint Staff and was the Commander of Joint Special Operations Command, where he was responsible for the nation’s deployed military counter terrorism efforts. Gen. McChrystal is a graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point, the United States Naval Command and Staff College and was a military fellow at both the Council on Foreign Relations and the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University. He serves as Chairman of the board of Siemens Government Technologies, Inc., a wholly-owned indirect subsidiary and a Federal Business Entity of Siemens AG, since December 2011, and since August 2011 a member of the Board of Advisors of General Atomics, resources for high-technology systems ranging from the nuclear fuel cycle to remotely operated surveillance aircraft, airborne sensors, and advanced electric, electronic, wireless and laser technologies, and on the board of Knowledge International.

Ann Rhoades

Ms. Ann Rhoades is an Independent Director of JetBlue Airways Corporation. Ms. Rhoades has served as the President of PeopleInk, Inc., a human resources consulting firm, since its inception in 1999. From 1999 through 2002, Ms. Rhoades served as Executive Vice President, People. From 1995 to 1999, Ms. Rhoades was the Executive Vice President, Team Services for Promus Hotel/DoubleTree Hotels Corporation. From 1989 to 1995, Ms. Rhoades was the Vice President, People for Southwest Airlines. Ms. Rhoades is a director of P. F. Chang’s China Bistro, Inc. Within the past five years, Ms. Rhoades served as a director of Restoration Hardware, Inc.

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