People: Southwest Airlines Co (LUV)
LUV on New York Consolidated
13.69USD
19 Jun 2013
13.69USD
19 Jun 2013
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Summary
| Name | Age | Since | Current Position |
|---|---|---|---|
Gary Kelly |
58 | 2008 | Chairman of the Board, President, Chief Executive Officer |
Tammy Romo |
50 | 2012 | Chief Financial Officer, Senior Vice President - Finance |
Michael Van de Ven |
51 | 2008 | Chief Operating Officer, Executive Vice President |
Jeff Lamb |
50 | 2011 | Chief People and Administrative Officer, Executive Vice President |
Robert Jordan |
52 | 2011 | Chief Commercial Officer, Executive Vice President; President - AirTran Airways |
Ron Ricks |
63 | 2013 | Chief Legal & Regulatory Officer, Executive Vice President |
Randy Sloan |
50 | 2013 | Senior Vice President, Chief Information Officer |
Davis Ridley |
2013 | Senior Vice President - Business Development | |
Craig Maccubbin |
2013 | Chief Technology Officer, Vice President - Technology Operations | |
Kevin Krone |
45 | 2013 | Chief Marketing Officer, Vice President |
David Biegler |
66 | 2006 | Independent Director |
J. Veronica Biggins |
66 | 2011 | Independent Director |
Douglas Brooks |
60 | 2010 | Independent Director |
William Cunningham |
69 | 2000 | Independent Director |
John Denison |
68 | 2008 | Independent Director |
Nancy Loeffler |
66 | 2003 | Independent Director |
John Montford |
69 | 2002 | Independent Director |
Thomas Nealon |
52 | 2010 | Independent Director |
Daniel Villanueva |
75 | 2008 | Independent Director |
Biographies
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
Gary Kelly |
Mr. Gary C. Kelly is Chairman of the Board, President, Chief Executive Officer of Southwest Airlines Co. He has served as the Company’s Chairman of the Board since May 2008, as its President since July 2008, and as its Chief Executive Officer since July 2004. Mr. Kelly served as the Company’s Executive Vice President and as its Chief Financial Officer from June 2001 to July 2004 and Vice President Finance and Chief Financial Officer from 1989 to 2001. Mr. Kelly joined the Company in 1986 as its Controller. During the past five years, Mr. Kelly has served as a Director of one publicly traded company other than Southwest: Lincoln National Corporation (since November 2009). Mr. Kelly serves as Chairman of the Board of Directors for Airlines for America. |
Tammy Romo |
Ms. Tammy Romo is Chief Financial Officer, Senior Vice President - Finance of Southwest Airlines Co., since September 20, 2012. Ms. Romo also served as Senior Vice President of Planning from February 2010 to September 2012, Vice President of Financial Planning from September 2008 to February 2010, Vice President Controller from February 2006 to August 2008, Vice President Treasurer from September 2004 to February 2006, Senior Ms. Romo also served as Senior Vice President of Planning from February 2010 to September 2012, Vice President of Financial Planning from September 2008 to February 2010, Vice President Controller from February 2006 to August 2008, Vice President Treasurer from September 2004 to February 2006, Senior |
Michael Van de Ven |
Mr. Michael G. Van de Ven is Chief Operating Officer, Executive Vice President of Southwest Airlines Co., since May 2008. Mr. Van de Ven also served as Chief of Operations from September 2006 to May 2008, Executive Vice President Aircraft Operations from November 2005 through August 2006, Senior Vice President Planning from August 2004 to November 2005, Vice President Financial Planning & Analysis from 2001 to 2004, Senior Director Financial Planning & Analysis from 2000 to 2001, and Director Financial Planning & Analysis from 1997 to 2000. Mr. Van de Ven joined the Company in 1993 as its Director Internal Audit. |
Jeff Lamb |
Mr. Jeff Lamb is Chief People and Administrative Officer, Executive Vice President of Southwest Airlines Co., since September 22, 2011. Mr. Lamb served as Senior Vice President Administration & Chief People Officer from October 2007 to September 2011, Vice President People & Leadership Development from February 2006 to October 2007, and as Senior Director People Development from December 2004 until February 2006. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Lamb served in leadership roles with The Staubach Company, Belo Corporation, and Mesa Petroleum. |
Robert Jordan |
Mr. Robert E. Jordan is Chief Commercial Officer, Executive Vice President of Southwest Airlines Co., and President - AirTran Airways of Southwest Airlines Inc. He has served as the Company’s Executive Vice President & Chief Commercial Officer since September 2011 and as President of AirTran Airways, Inc. since May 2011. Mr. Jordan also served as Executive Vice President Strategy & Planning from May 2008 to September 2011, Executive Vice President Strategy & Technology from September 2006 to May 2008, Senior Vice President Enterprise Spend Management from August 2004 to September 2006, Vice President Technology from 2002 to 2004, Vice President Purchasing from 2001 to 2002, Controller from 1997 to 2001, Director Revenue Accounting from 1994 to 1997, and Manager Sales Accounting from 1990 to 1994. Mr. Jordan joined the Company in 1988 as a programmer. |
Ron Ricks |
Mr. Ron Ricks is Chief Legal & Regulatory Officer, Executive Vice President of Southwest Airlines Co. He has served as the Company’s Executive Vice President & Chief Legal & Regulatory Officer since September 2011. Mr. Ricks served as Corporate Secretary from May 2008 to January 2013, Executive Vice President Corporate Services from May 2008 to September 2011, Executive Vice President Law, Airports, & Public Affairs from September 2006 to May 2008, and Senior Vice President Law, Airports, & Public Affairs from August 2004 until September 2006. Mr. Ricks joined the Company in 1986 as its Vice President Governmental Affairs. |
Randy Sloan |
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Davis Ridley |
Mr. Davis S. Ridley is Senior Vice President - Business Development of Southwest Airlines Co. Mr. Ridley served as Senior Vice President Marketing & Revenue Management from May 2008 to December 2010, Senior Vice President Marketing from November 2007 to May 2008, a consultant to the Company from January 2006 to November 2007, Senior Vice President People & Leadership Development from August 2004 to January 2006, Vice President Ground Operations from 1998 to 2004, and Vice President of Marketing & Sales from 1993 to 1998. Mr. Ridley joined the Company in 1988 as its Director of Marketing & Sales. |
Craig Maccubbin |
Mr. Craig Maccubbin is Chief Technology Officer, Vice President - Technology Operations of Southwest Airlines Co. Maccubbin most recently served as Vice President and CIO of Spirit Airlines, where he was responsible for all information technology and systems. During his career, Maccubbin has held various executive positions in the IT sector across a broad range of industries, including aviation. As Vice President and CTO of Zeta Interactive, a digital marketing agency, he led product development, infrastructure, professional services, and customer support and delivery for several Fortune 500 Companies, including US Airways, Mattel, JP Morgan Chase, Sony, Time, Inc., and Warner Music Group. He also served as Vice President and CTO for Black Entertainment Television where he led the design and delivery of the African American vertical portal. Previously, he also established a consulting practice that was focused on enterprise systems development for a variety of clients including Nationwide Insurance, Verizon, Sprint, Mercedes-Benz and the U.S. Department of Education. |
Kevin Krone |
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David Biegler |
Mr. David W. Biegler is an Independent Director of Southwest Airlines Co. since 2006. He has been Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Southcross Energy, LLC since July 2009. Southcross is a midstream natural gas company engaged in the purchase and sale, pipeline transportation, gathering, and processing of natural gas. Mr. Biegler has served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Estrella Energy L.P., an investor in Southcross, since September 2003. Mr. Biegler served as interim President and Chief Executive Officer of Dynegy Inc., a provider of wholesale power, capacity, and ancillary services, from March 12, 2011 to April 11, 2011. He retired as Vice Chairman of TXU Corp. at the end of 2001, having served TXU Corp. as President and Chief Operating Officer from 1997 until 2001. He previously served as Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer of ENSERCH Corporation from 1993 to 1997. During the past five years, Mr. Biegler has served as a Director of the following companies that are or were publicly traded: Trinity Industries, Inc. (since 1992); Animal Health International, Inc. (2007-2011); Dynegy Inc. (2003-2011); and Guaranty Financial Group Inc. (2008-2009). Mr. Biegler serves as a Director for Austin Industries. In November 2011, after Mr. Biegler had resigned from the Dynegy Inc. Board, certain subsidiaries of Dynegy Inc. filed for bankruptcy under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code. |
J. Veronica Biggins |
Ms. J. Veronica Biggins is an Independent Director of Southwest Airlines Co. She is a Managing Director in the Atlanta office of Diversified Search LLC, an executive and board search firm. Ms. Biggins was Managing Partner of the Atlanta office of Hodge Partners from 2007 until 2011 when Hodge Partners, also an executive and board search firm, became a part of Diversified Search. Ms. Biggins served as Assistant to the President of the United States and Director of Presidential Personnel under President William Jefferson Clinton and has also served as Chair of the Czech Slovak American Enterprise Fund. Ms. Biggins’ background includes 20 years’ experience with NationsBank (now Bank of America) and its predecessor. Prior to joining the White House, Ms. Biggins was one of the highest ranking women in the banking industry. Ms. Biggins also serves on the Avnet, Inc. board (since 1997). Previously she served as a Director of Zep Inc. (2007-2012) and AirTran Holdings, Inc. (2001-2011). Ms. Biggins has served on a number of non-profit Boards. |
Douglas Brooks |
Mr. Douglas H. Brooks is an Independent Director of Southwest Airlines Co. He has served as Chairman of the Board of Brinker International, Inc., a casual dining restaurant company, since November 2004. Mr. Brooks has also served as Brinker International’s Chief Executive Officer since January 2004, and as its President since January 1999. Mr. Brooks has also served in other capacities for Brinker including as its Chief Operating Officer and as President of Chili’s Grill & Bar. Mr. Brooks serves on the Board of Directors of Limbs for Life and is a member of the Professional Advisory Board for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. |
William Cunningham |
Dr. William H. Cunningham is an Independent Director of Southwest Airlines Co. He has been a professor at The University of Texas at Austin since 2000 and holds the James L. Bayless Chair for Free Enterprise at the University’s Red McCombs School of Business. Dr. Cunningham served as Chancellor and Chief Executive Officer of The University of Texas system from 1992 to 2000 and as President of The University of Texas at Austin from 1985 to 1992. During the past five years, he has served as a Director of the following companies that are or were publicly traded: Lincoln National Corporation (since 2006); Resolute Energy Corporation (formerly Hicks Acquisition Company I, Inc., since 2007); LIN TV Corp. (since 2009 and from 2002-2008); Introgen Therapeutics, Inc. (2000-2009); and Hayes Lemmerz International, Inc. (2003-2009). He is a disinterested Director of John Hancock Funds, III, a registered investment company. |
John Denison |
Mr. John G. Denison is an Independent Director of Southwest Airlines Co. He served as Chairman of the Board for Global Aero Logistics Inc. (“Global”), a diversified passenger airline, from January 2006 until April 2008. Mr. Denison came out of retirement in January 2005 to join Global as its Co-Chief Restructuring Officer. He also served as President and Chief Executive Officer of ATA Airlines Inc. (“ATA”), a subsidiary of Global, from February 2005 until December 2006. In his capacities with Global and ATA, Mr. Denison’s responsibilities included, among others, managing or supervising business plans, collective bargaining negotiations, restructurings, financings, and contract negotiations. ATA filed a voluntary petition under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code in April 2008. |
Nancy Loeffler |
Ms. Nancy B. Loeffler is an Independent Director of Southwest Airlines Co. since 2003. She is a consultant for Frost Bank of San Antonio and a member of the Frost Bank Advisory Board. A long-time advocate of volunteerism, Ms. Loeffler serves as Chair of The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center Foundation, the National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame Board of Directors, The University of Texas Blanton Museum of Fine Arts Board of Directors, and the Advisory Council of the San Antonio Lighthouse for the Blind. During the past five years, Ms. Loeffler served on the Board of Trustees for the Vice President’s Residence Foundation in Washington, D.C., the Board of Regents for St. Mary’s University in San Antonio, Texas, and the Capitol Advisory Committee for Texas Lutheran University. Ms. Loeffler has previously served on the Board of Trustees for the South Texas Community Foundation, the Board of Governors of the Cancer Therapy Research Foundation of South Texas and the Board of Directors of the Cancer Therapy Research Center, as President of the Junior League, and as Vice Chair of the Governor’s Educational Excellence Commission. |
John Montford |
Mr. John T. Montford is an Independent Director of Southwest Airlines Co. He has been President and Chief Executive Officer of JTM Consulting, LLC since January 2010. Mr. Montford was retained by General Motors in January 2010 as a consultant and served in the capacity of Senior Advisor of Government Relations and Global Public Policy until January 2012. In his consulting role, Mr. Montford also served on the Executive Committee of General Motors. From 2001 through 2009, Mr. Montford served in a number of positions in the telecommunications industry. These included: President of Southwestern Bell and Southern New England Company, External Affairs (2001-2005); Senior Vice President for Legislative and Regulatory Affairs for SBC and AT&T (2005-2007); and President, Western Region, AT&T Services (2008-2009). Mr. Montford was Chancellor of the Texas Tech University System from 1996 to 2001 and also served in the Texas Senate from 1983 to 1996, where he served as both Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee and Chairman of the Senate State Affairs Committee. In 2002, Mr. Montford was named Chancellor Emeritus of the Texas Tech University System. He is a former active duty U.S. Marine Officer and an elected District Attorney. During the past five years, Mr. Montford has served as a Director of one publicly traded company other than Southwest: Fleetwood Enterprises, Inc. (1999-2009). |
Thomas Nealon |
Mr. Thomas M. Nealon is an Independent Director of Southwest Airlines Co. He served as Group Executive Vice President of J.C. Penney Company, Inc., a retail company, from August 2010 until December 2011. Mr. Nealon also served as J.C. Penney’s Executive Vice President & Chief Information Officer from September 2006 until August 2010. Prior to joining J.C. Penney, Mr. Nealon was a partner with The Feld Group, a provider of information technology consulting services, where he served in a consultant capacity as Senior Vice President & Chief Information Officer for the Company from 2001 to 2006. Mr. Nealon also served as Chief Information Officer for Frito-Lay, a division of PepsiCo, Inc., from 1996 to 2000, and in various software engineering, systems engineering, and management positions, for Frito-Lay from 1983 to 1996. Mr. Nealon received the 2010 MIT Sloan School of Business Award for Innovation Leadership and was recognized by Information Week as a “Premiere 100 CIO” in 2006 and 2010. |
Daniel Villanueva |
Mr. Daniel D. Villanueva is an Independent Director of Southwest Airlines Co. He has been a partner in RC Fontis, a California-based private equity firm, since 2005. Mr. Villanueva previously was Managing Partner of Bastion Capital Corporation, a private equity investment fund, from 1993 to 2005. Mr. Villanueva also has over 25 years experience as a television executive, having served as Senior Vice President, Partner, and Director at Spanish International Communications Corp. and its successor company Univision Group over the period from 1964 to 1990. Mr. Villanueva has developed and sold numerous broadcasting properties across the United States. Mr. Villanueva’s civic activities have included board memberships of the American Red Cross, the National Association of Broadcasters, National Junior Achievement, National YMCA, the National Hispanic Education Fund, the California Broadcasters Association, the California Economic Development Corporation, the Greater Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce, KCET Public Television, the United Way, Stanford Graduate School of Business, the Ventura County Community Foundation, and the Museum of Contemporary Art. Mr. Villanueva was also a Commissioner of the 1984 Summer Olympic Games in Los Angeles. During the past five years, he has served as a Director of one publicly traded company other than Southwest: Fleetwood Enterprises, Inc. (2003-2009). |
Basic Compensation
| Name | Fiscal Year Total |
|---|---|
Gary Kelly |
4,031,360 |
Tammy Romo |
1,007,820 |
Michael Van de Ven |
2,223,180 |
Jeff Lamb |
-- |
Robert Jordan |
2,186,700 |
Ron Ricks |
2,194,700 |
Randy Sloan |
-- |
Davis Ridley |
-- |
Craig Maccubbin |
-- |
Kevin Krone |
-- |
David Biegler |
-- |
J. Veronica Biggins |
-- |
Douglas Brooks |
-- |
William Cunningham |
-- |
John Denison |
557,745 |
Nancy Loeffler |
-- |
John Montford |
-- |
Thomas Nealon |
-- |
Daniel Villanueva |
-- |
As Of 30 Dec 2012
Options Compensation
| Name | Options | Value |
|---|---|---|
Gary Kelly |
473,970 | 1,659,360 |
Tammy Romo |
0 | 0 |
Michael Van de Ven |
33,770 | 15,722 |
Jeff Lamb |
0 | 0 |
Robert Jordan |
9,251 | 48,228 |
Ron Ricks |
207,649 | 432,204 |
Randy Sloan |
0 | 0 |
Davis Ridley |
0 | 0 |
Craig Maccubbin |
0 | 0 |
Kevin Krone |
0 | 0 |
David Biegler |
0 | 0 |
J. Veronica Biggins |
0 | 0 |
Douglas Brooks |
0 | 0 |
William Cunningham |
0 | 0 |
John Denison |
120,394 | 767,359 |
Nancy Loeffler |
0 | 0 |
John Montford |
0 | 0 |
Thomas Nealon |
0 | 0 |
Daniel Villanueva |
0 | 0 |
| Name | Shares Traded | Price |
|---|---|---|
VAN DE VEN MICHAEL G |
1,000 | $14.31 |
JORDAN ROBERT E |
4,113 | $14.10 |
JORDAN ROBERT E |
1,000 | $14.09 |
JORDAN ROBERT E |
44,349 | $14.11 |
JORDAN ROBERT E |
1,200 | $14.10 |
JORDAN ROBERT E |
600 | $14.11 |
JORDAN ROBERT E |
11,900 | $14.10 |
ROMO TAMMY |
26,926 | $6.75 |
VAN DE VEN MICHAEL G |
300 | $14.24 |
VAN DE VEN MICHAEL G |
1,800 | $14.25 |
VAN DE VEN MICHAEL G |
500 | $14.27 |
ROMO TAMMY |
1,300 | $14.23 |
VAN DE VEN MICHAEL G |
200 | $14.22 |
VAN DE VEN MICHAEL G |
100 | $14.26 |
ROMO TAMMY |
1,400 | $14.22 |
VAN DE VEN MICHAEL G |
300 | $14.27 |
ROMO TAMMY |
10,500 | $14.23 |
VAN DE VEN MICHAEL G |
5,300 | $14.22 |
VAN DE VEN MICHAEL G |
13,900 | $14.25 |
VAN DE VEN MICHAEL G |
20,100 | $14.23 |
VAN DE VEN MICHAEL G |
5,900 | $14.21 |
VAN DE VEN MICHAEL G |
300 | $14.25 |
VAN DE VEN MICHAEL G |
4,300 | $14.24 |
ROMO TAMMY |
1,500 | $14.23 |
VAN DE VEN MICHAEL G |
600 | $14.22 |
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