People: Republic Airways Holdings Inc (RJET.O)


RJET.O on Nasdaq

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18 Jun 2013
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Summary

Name Age Since Current Position

Bryan Bedford

51 2001 Chairman of the Board, President, Chief Executive Officer

Timothy Dooley

39 2011 Chief Financial Officer, Senior Vice President, Treasurer, Secretary

David Siegel

51 2012 President, Chief Executive Officer of Frontier Airlines, Inc., Director

Lars-Erik Arnell

52 2011 Senior Vice President - Corporate Development

Wayne Heller

54 2002 Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer of Chautauqua Airlines, Inc.

Richard Schifter

60 2009 Lead Independent Director

Lawrence Cohen

57 2002 Independent Director

Neal Cohen

52 2009 Independent Director

Douglas Lambert

55 2001 Independent Director

Mark Plaumann

57 2002 Independent Director

Biographies

Name Description

Bryan Bedford

Mr. Bryan K. Bedford is Chairman of the Board, President, Chief Executive Officer of Republic Airways Holdings Inc. He joined the company in July 1999 as President and Chief Executive Officer and a member of the board of directors and became chairman of the board in August 2001. From July 1995 through July 1999, Mr. Bedford was the president and chief executive officer and a director of Mesaba Holdings, Inc., a publicly-owned regional airline. He has 24 years of experience in the regional airline industry, and was named regional airline executive of the year in 1998 by Commuter and Regional Airline News and again in 2005 by Regional Airline World magazine. Mr. Bedford is a licensed pilot and a certified public accountant. He served as the 1998 Chairman of the Regional Airline Association (RAA) and remains on the Board of Directors of the RAA.

Timothy Dooley

Mr. Timothy P. Dooley is Chief Financial Officer, Senior Vice President, Treasurer, Secretary of Republic Airways Holdings Inc., since April 2011. He joined Chautauqua Airlines, one of the Company's subsidiaries, in November 1998 as Manager, Financial Planning and Analysis. He was promoted to Director, Financial Planning and Analysis for the Company in January 2001 and was promoted to the office of Vice President, Financial Planning and Analysis for the Company in June 2006. In April 2011, he became Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Before joining Chautauqua, he was a senior auditor for Ernst & Young, LLC. He received his Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting and Marketing from Indiana University's Kelley School of Business in Bloomington, Indiana.

David Siegel

Mr. David N. Siegel is Director of Republic Airways Holdings Inc., and President, Chief Executive Officer of Frontier Airlines, Inc., a subsidiary of the Company. He has been a director since October 2009 and was announced as president and chief executive officer of Frontier in January 2012. Previously, he was Executive Chairman of XOJET, a private aviation company, in 2010, where he previously served as CEO, and continues to serve as a board member. Mr. Siegel has commercial aviation experience spanning more than two decades including serving as the president and chief executive officer of US Airways and in senior executive roles at Northwest Airlines and Continental Airlines. From June 2004 to September 2008, Mr. Siegel was chairman and chief executive officer of Gate Gourmet Group, Inc., the world's independent airline catering, hospitality and logistics company. Prior to Gate Gourmet Group, Mr. Siegel served as president, chief executive and member of the board of US Airways Group, Inc., and US Airways, Inc., the airline operating unit.

Lars-Erik Arnell

Mr. Lars-Erik Arnell is Senior Vice President - Corporate Development of Republic Airways Holdings Inc. He joined the Company in September 2002 as Vice President of Corporate Development. In April 2011, he became Senior Vice President of Corporate Development. Prior to joining the Company, he held various financial positions in the transportation industry including the regional airline, air medical transportation, truckload and global manufacturing industries. Mr. Arnell has deep knowledge and experience from financial management, restructuring, business development, and mergers and acquisitions.

Wayne Heller

Mr. Wayne C. Heller is an Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Chautauqua Airlines, Inc., subsidairy of Republic Airways Holdings Inc. He joined the Company in August 1999 as Vice President—Flight Operations with responsibility for flight crew supervision, system control, flight safety and flight quality standards. In February 2002, he became Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Chautauqua and assumed responsibility for all aircraft maintenance, records and engineering. From April 1996 until August 1999, he was employed by Mesaba Airlines, Inc. as its Director of System Operations Control. He is a licensed pilot and a licensed dispatcher and has 30 years of regional airline experience in operations.

Richard Schifter

Mr. Richard P. Schifter is Lead Independent Director of Republic Airways Holdings Inc., since July 2009. He has been a partner at TPG Capital (formerly Texas Pacific Group) since 1994. Prior to joining TPG, Mr. Schifter was a partner at the law firm of Arnold & Porter in Washington, D.C., where he specialized in bankruptcy law and corporate restructuring and represented Air Partners in connection with the acquisition of Continental Airlines in 1993. Mr. Schifter joined Arnold & Porter in 1979 and was a partner from 1986 through 1994. Mr. Schifter also served on the Boards of Directors of Ryanair Holdings, PLC from 1996 through 2003, America West Holdings from 1994 to 2005, US Airways Group from 2005 to 2006 and Midwest Airlines, Inc. from 2007 to 2009.

Lawrence Cohen

Mr. Lawrence J. Cohen is an Independent Director of Republic Airways Holdings Inc., since June 2002. He is the owner and Chairman of Pembroke Companies, Inc., an investment and management firm that he founded in 1991. The firm makes investments in and provides strategic management services to real estate and specialty finance related companies. From 1989 to 1991, Mr. Cohen worked at Bear Stearns & Co. where he attained the position of Managing Director. From 1983 to 1989, Mr. Cohen served as first Vice President in the Real Estate Group of Integrated Resources, Inc. From 1980 to 1983, Mr. Cohen was an associate at the law firm of Proskauer Rose Goetz & Mendelsohn. Mr. Cohen is a member of the bar in both New York and Florida.

Neal Cohen

Mr. Neal S. Cohen is an Independent Director of Republic Airways Holdings Inc., since October 27, 2009. He is executive vice president and chief financial officer for Alliant Techsystems Inc. Previously, Mr. Cohen was executive vice president for international strategy and chief executive officer for regional airlines at Northwest Airlines. In addition, Mr. Cohen had served as executive vice president and chief financial officer at Northwest Airlines. Prior to his tenure with Northwest Airlines Inc., Mr. Cohen was executive vice president and chief financial officer for US Airways. Mr. Cohen has served as chief financial officer for various service and financial organizations as well as Sylvan Learning Systems, Inc., the predecessor company of Laureate Education, Inc.

Douglas Lambert

Mr. Douglas J. Lambert is an Independent Director of Republic Airways Holdings Inc., since August 2001. He is the owner and Chairman of Pembroke Companies, Inc., an investment and management firm that he founded in 1991. The firm makes investments in and provides strategic management services to real estate and specialty finance related companies. From 1989 to 1991, Mr. Cohen worked at Bear Stearns & Co. where he attained the position of Managing Director. From 1983 to 1989, Mr. Cohen served as first Vice President in the Real Estate Group of Integrated Resources, Inc. From 1980 to 1983, Mr. Cohen was an associate at the law firm of Proskauer Rose Goetz & Mendelsohn. Mr. Cohen is a member of the bar in both New York and Florida.

Mark Plaumann

Mr. Mark L. Plaumann is an Independent Director of Republic Airways Holdings Inc., since June 2002. He is a Managing-Member of Greyhawke Capital Advisors LLC, which he co-founded in 1998. From 1995 to 1998, Mr. Plaumann was a Senior Vice President of Wexford Capital LLC. From 1990 to 1995, Mr. Plaumann was employed by Alvarez & Marsal, Inc. as a Managing Director. From 1985 to 1990, Mr. Plaumann worked for American Healthcare Management, Inc., where he attained the position of President. From 1974 to 1985, Mr. Plaumann worked in both the audit and consulting divisions of Ernst & Young, where he attained the position of Senior Manager and he is a certified public accountant.

Basic Compensation

Name Fiscal Year Total

Bryan Bedford

404,541

Timothy Dooley

489,409

David Siegel

--

Lars-Erik Arnell

305,308

Wayne Heller

303,541

Richard Schifter

--

Lawrence Cohen

--

Neal Cohen

--

Douglas Lambert

--

Mark Plaumann

--
As Of 30 Dec 2011

Options Compensation

Name Options Value

Bryan Bedford

1,326,625 12,314,410

Timothy Dooley

0 0

David Siegel

0 0

Lars-Erik Arnell

0 0

Wayne Heller

397,748 2,619,338

Richard Schifter

0 0

Lawrence Cohen

0 0

Neal Cohen

0 0

Douglas Lambert

0 0

Mark Plaumann

0 0
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