Governance Southwest Airlines Co.

LUV

US8447411088

Airlines

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01-13	Boeing Shipped 63 Jets in December, 600 in 2025	DJ
01-13	Goldman Sachs Adjusts Price Target on Southwest Airlines to $29 From $26, Maintains Sell Rating	MT

Executive Committee: Southwest Airlines Co.

Manager

Positions heldSince

Robert Jordan

65 year

Chief Executive Officer	2022-01-31
President	2022-12-31

Lauren Woods

Chief Tech/Sci/R&D Officer

2023-01-31

Jennifer Bridie

Sales & Marketing

2023-05-15

Thomas Merritt

Chief Tech/Sci/R&D Officer

2019-09-12

Ken Guckian

Comptroller/Controller/Auditor

2015-05-31

Jason van Eaton

General Counsel

2024-05-31

Joseph Migis

61 year

Chief Tech/Sci/R&D Officer

2014-08-31

Andrew Watterson

59 year

Chief Operating Officer

2022-09-30

Elizabeth Bryant

Human Resources Officer

2007-11-30

Jim Dayton

Chief Tech/Sci/R&D Officer

2024-03-14

Kevin Minchey

General Counsel

2022-12-11

Ted Gordon

Comptroller/Controller/Auditor

2022-12-11

Tom Doxey

46 year

Director of Finance/CFO

2025-03-09

Christa Lucas

General Counsel

2022-03-17

Julia Landrum

Investor Relations Contact	2023-08-15
Corporate Officer/Principal	-

Ray Schuster

Comptroller/Controller/Auditor	2022-03-31
Corporate Officer/Principal	-

Ryan Martinez

Comptroller/Controller/Auditor

2023-08-15

Composition of the Board of Directors: Southwest Airlines Co.

Director

CommitteesSince

Doug Brooks

73 year

Chairman	2025-07-31
Independent Dir/Board Member	2010-02-14

Pierre Breber

61 year

Audit Committee	2024-11-19
Compensation Committee	2024-10-31
Governance Committee	2024-11-19
Nominating Committee	2024-11-19

Christopher Reynolds

63 year

Compensation Committee
Governance Committee Chair	2024-11-03
Nominating Committee Chair	2024-11-03
Audit Committee	2025-06-11

David Grissen

68 year

Audit Committee	2024-10-31
Compensation Committee	2024-10-31
Governance Committee	2024-10-31
Nominating Committee	2024-10-31

Patricia Watson

60 year

Compensation Committee Chair	2017-06-30
HR Committee Chair	2017-06-30
Governance Committee	2024-10-31
Nominating Committee	2024-10-31

David Hess

70 year

Compensation Committee	2021-01-26
Governance Committee
Nominating Committee
HR Committee	2021-01-26

Lisa Atherton

51 year

Governance Committee	2023-05-14
Nominating Committee	2023-05-14
Compensation Committee Chair	2024-11-03

Rakesh Gangwal

72 year

Finance Committee	2025-07-31
Governance Committee	2025-07-31
Nominating Committee	2025-07-31

Gregg Saretsky

66 year

Audit Committee	2024-10-31
Finance Committee Chair	2024-11-03

Sarah Feinberg

48 year

Compensation Committee

2024-10-31

C. Cush

66 year

Finance Committee

2024-10-31

Robert Fornaro

73 year

Finance Committee

2024-09-25

Robert Jordan

65 year

Finance Committee

2022-01-31

Latest Appointments: Southwest Airlines Co.

12-19	Ryder System, Inc. Announces Board and Committee Changes	CI
11-05	Southwest Airlines Co. Appoints Danielle Collins as Airline's New Head of Investor Relations, Effective November 3	CI
25-08-01	The North West Company Inc. Appoints Gregg Saretsky as A Director of North West, Effective August 1, 2025	CI
25-08-01	Southwest Airlines Names Doug Brooks as Board Chair	MT
25-07-31	Southwest Airlines names Doug Brooks as board chairperson	RE
25-07-31	Southwest Airlines names Brooks as board chairperson	RE
25-07-31	Southwest Airlines Co. Announces Board Changes, Effective August 1, 2025 and Forms New Ad Hoc Fleet Oversight Committee	CI

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Former Officers and Directors: Southwest Airlines Co.

Insider

Positions held

SinceUntil

Tammy Romo

Comptroller/Controller/Auditor	2006-01-31	2008-07-31
Director of Finance/CFO	2012-09-19	-
Investor Relations Contact	1994-08-31	2004-08-31
Corporate Officer/Principal	2008-08-31	2012-09-19
Treasurer	2004-08-31	2006-01-31

Linda Rutherford

Chief Administrative Officer	2022-09-30	2025-03-31
Human Resources Officer	2021-06-29	2022-09-30
Public Communications Contact	1992-05-31	-

David Biegler

Director/Board Member	2005-12-31	2024-10-31
Independent Dir/Board Member	2005-12-31	2024-10-31

William Cunningham

Director/Board Member	1999-12-31	2024-10-31
Independent Dir/Board Member	1999-12-31	2024-10-31

John Montford

Director/Board Member	2001-12-31	2024-05-14
Independent Dir/Board Member	2001-12-31	2024-05-14

Ronald Ricks

Director/Board Member	2015-07-29	2024-05-14
Independent Dir/Board Member	-	2024-05-14
General Counsel	2011-08-31	2015-07-29
Corporate Secretary	2008-04-30	2012-12-31

Leah Koontz

Comptroller/Controller/Auditor	2008-08-31	2023-08-15
Corporate Officer/Principal	1993-07-31	2008-07-31

Nancy Loeffler

Director/Board Member	2002-12-31	2023-05-16
Independent Dir/Board Member	2002-12-31	2023-05-16

Michael van de Ven

Comptroller/Controller/Auditor	1993-03-31	1996-12-31
Chief Operating Officer	2006-08-31	2022-09-30
Corporate Officer/Principal	1996-12-31	2006-07-31
President	2021-09-12	2022-12-30

Herbert D. Kelleher

Director/Board Member	2009-06-18	2019-01-02
Chairman	1987-03-14	-
Founder	1967-03-14	2019-01-02

Marcy Brand

Investor Relations Contact

2011-08-04

2017-09-10

Arthur Jeffery Lamb

Chief Administrative Officer	2004-11-30	2015-07-30
Human Resources Officer	2004-11-30	2015-01-30
Corporate Officer/Principal	2015-07-30	2017-06-29

Kevin Krone

Sales & Marketing

1992-11-30

2016-02-14

Ginger C. Hardage

Public Communications Contact

1990-11-30

2015-12-30

Danny D. Villanueva

Director/Board Member	2008-11-19	2015-06-18
Independent Dir/Board Member	2008-11-19	2015-06-18

Davis S. Ridley

Corporate Officer/Principal	2007-10-31	2014-12-31
Sales & Marketing	2007-10-31	-
Corporate Officer/Principal	2005-12-31	2005-12-31

Madeleine Johnson

General Counsel

2009-06-18

2013-01-31

Laura Wright

Comptroller/Controller/Auditor	2010-04-27	2012-02-23
Director of Finance/CFO	2001-05-31	2012-09-19
Treasurer	1987-12-31	2012-05-10

Robert Young

Chief Tech/Sci/R&D Officer

2008-07-31

2012-06-30

Janet William Marshall

Chief Tech/Sci/R&D Officer

2006-10-01

2012-02-29

Jeffrey L. Martin

Corporate Officer/Principal

2010-11-15

2011-12-31

Travis C. Johnson

Director/Board Member

1977-12-31

2011-05-17

Louis Caldera

Director/Board Member

2003-02-28

2008-12-31

Lori Rainwater

Comptroller/Controller/Auditor

2006-09-04

Rollin W. King

Director/Board Member	1967-03-14	2006-04-17
Founder	1967-03-14	2006-04-17

Beverly Carmichael

Human Resources Officer

1995-10-31

2005-11-30

Steven Whaley

Comptroller/Controller/Auditor

2000-12-31

2004-12-31

James F. Parker

Director/Board Member	1985-12-31	2004-06-30
Chief Executive Officer	1985-12-31	2004-06-30
President	1985-12-31	2004-06-30

Laurie Hulin

Chief Tech/Sci/R&D Officer	2011-08-03	2013-05-14
Corporate Officer/Principal	2013-05-14	-

Darren Dayley

Corporate Officer/Principal

2003-05-31

John Denison

Director of Finance/CFO	-	2000-12-31
Director/Board Member	2008-11-19	2023-05-16
Independent Dir/Board Member	2008-11-19	2023-05-16

Libby Sartain

Human Resources Officer

1987-12-31

Margaret Rhoades

Human Resources Officer

1994-12-31

C. Webb Crockett

Director/Board Member

1993-12-31

William P. Hobby

Director/Board Member

1989-12-31

Micheal Ryan

Human Resources Officer	1986-07-29	-
Corporate Officer/Principal	1986-07-29	-

Peter McGlade

Corporate Officer/Principal

1983-06-30

Colleen C. Barrett

Director/Board Member	1978-02-28	-
Corporate Officer/Principal	-	-

Roger D. Raines

Corporate Officer/Principal

Cynthia Williams Young

Human Resources Officer	-	-
Corporate Officer/Principal	-	2013-06-12

Ray Sears

Corporate Officer/Principal

Alexander D Wilcox

Corporate Officer/Principal

Brian Orrell

Corporate Officer/Principal

Cindi Albee

Corporate Officer/Principal

Rick Fletcher

Corporate Officer/Principal

Sean Baugh

Corporate Officer/Principal

Brent Bell

Corporate Officer/Principal

Derek Lane

Corporate Officer/Principal

Thomas Mohorn

Sales & Marketing

Joyce C. Rogge

Sales & Marketing

James C. Wimberly

Corporate Officer/Principal

Donna D. Conover

Corporate Officer/Principal

David Coats

President

Marion Guthrie

Director of Finance/CFO

Michael Lazarus

Director/Board Member

Joe Harris

Human Resources Officer

Brian Brooker

Corporate Officer/Principal

Deborah Ackerman

General Counsel

Barry Brown

Corporate Officer/Principal

Stanley C. Livingston

Corporate Officer/Principal

Edward Forman

Corporate Officer/Principal

Kerry Schwab

Chief Tech/Sci/R&D Officer

Kenneth Gile

Corporate Officer/Principal

Scott E. Bailey

Corporate Officer/Principal

Ross Holman

Chief Investment Officer

Judy Christa-Cathey

Corporate Officer/Principal

Age distribution of managers

Parity Men Women

Male	40
Female	12

Of which Executive Committee

Male	12
Female	5

Of which Directors

Male	10
Female	3

Revisions

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Révisions CA 4 mois

Révisions CA 1 mois

Révisions BNA 1 an

Révisions BNA 4 mois

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Environnement

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Gouvernance

Polémique

Controverses Ethiques

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Conforme à la finance Islamique

Southwest Airlines Co. is one of the American largest airline companies. Net sales break down by activity as follows: - transport of passengers (90.9%); - freight transport (0.6%); - other (8.5%). At the end of 2024, the group operated a fleet of 803 aircrafts.

Employees

72,223

Sector

Airlines

Calendar

01-21 - Q4 2025 Earnings Release (Projected)

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