Executive Committee: Southwest Airlines Co.

Manager
Positions heldSince
Robert Jordan

Robert Jordan

63 year

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

Ted Gordon

Comptroller/Controller/Auditor 2022-12-11
Jim Dayton

Jim Dayton

Chief Tech/Sci/R&D Officer 2024-03-14
Julia Landrum

Julia Landrum

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

Christa Lucas

General Counsel 2022-03-17
Kevin Minchey

Kevin Minchey

General Counsel 2022-12-11
Lauren Woods

Lauren Woods

Chief Tech/Sci/R&D Officer 2023-01-31
Elizabeth Bryant

Elizabeth Bryant

Human Resources Officer 2007-11-30
Tammy Romo

Tammy Romo

61 year

Director of Finance/CFO 2012-09-19
Linda Rutherford

Linda Rutherford

57 year

Chief Administrative Officer 2022-09-30
Jason van Eaton

Jason van Eaton

General Counsel 2024-05-31
Ken Guckian

Ken Guckian

Comptroller/Controller/Auditor 2015-05-31
Andrew Watterson

Andrew Watterson

57 year

Chief Operating Officer 2022-09-30
Thomas Merritt

Thomas Merritt

Chief Tech/Sci/R&D Officer 2019-09-12
Ryan Martinez

Ryan Martinez

Comptroller/Controller/Auditor 2023-08-15

Composition of the Board of Directors: Southwest Airlines Co.

Director
CommitteesSince
Gary Kelly

Gary Kelly

69 year

Finance Committee 2012-05-01
Executive Committee
Audit Committee Chair
Executive Committee Chair 2014-04-16
Jill Soltau

Jill Soltau

57 year

Governance Committee
Nominating Committee
Audit Committee 2022-06-21
Governance Committee Chair
Nominating Committee Chair
Compensation Committee
William Cunningham

William Cunningham

80 year

Audit Committee 2011-05-31
Executive Committee 2022-05-26
Governance Committee 2022-05-26
Nominating Committee 2014-12-31
Finance Committee 2022-05-26
Compensation Committee 2022-05-26
David Hess

David Hess

68 year

Compensation Committee 2021-01-26
HR Committee 2019-05-29
Governance Committee 2021-01-26
Nominating Committee 2021-01-26
Audit Committee
Thomas Gilligan

Thomas Gilligan

69 year

Governance Committee
Nominating Committee
Audit Committee Chair
Audit Committee 2015-09-22
Eduardo Conrado

Eduardo Conrado

57 year

Compensation Committee 2016-10-31
Governance Committee Chair
Nominating Committee Chair
Audit Committee
J. Biggins

J. Biggins

77 year

Compensation Committee 2011-11-20
Governance Committee Chair
Nominating Committee Chair
Doug Brooks

Doug Brooks

71 year

Compensation Committee
Governance Committee 2011-08-04
Nominating Committee 2011-08-04
Roy Blunt

Roy Blunt

74 year

Audit Committee 2023-08-08
Governance Committee 2023-08-08
Nominating Committee 2023-08-08
Elaine Mendoza

Elaine Mendoza

58 year

Audit Committee
Governance Committee
Nominating Committee
David Biegler

David Biegler

77 year

Executive Committee
Compensation Committee Chair 2005-12-31
Robert Jordan

Robert Jordan

63 year

Executive Committee 2022-01-31
Christopher Reynolds

Christopher Reynolds

61 year

Compensation Committee
Lisa Atherton

Lisa Atherton

Director/Board Member 2023-05-14
Rakesh Gangwal

Rakesh Gangwal

70 year

Director/Board Member 2024-07-06

Former Officers and Directors: Southwest Airlines Co.

Insider
Positions held
SinceUntil
John Montford
John Montford
Director/Board Member 2001-12-31 2024-05-14
Independent Dir/Board Member 2001-12-31 2024-05-14
Ronald Ricks
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
Leah Koontz
Comptroller/Controller/Auditor 2008-08-31 2023-08-15
Corporate Officer/Principal 1993-07-31 2008-07-31
Chris Monroe
Chris Monroe
Treasurer 1991-09-25 2023-05-31
Nancy Loeffler
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
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
Julie Weber
Julie Weber
Human Resources Officer 2006-08-31 2022-03-17
Herbert D. Kelleher
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
Marcy Brand
Investor Relations Contact 2011-08-04 2017-09-10
Randall Sloan
Randall Sloan
Chief Tech/Sci/R&D Officer 2012-04-01 2017-07-14
Arthur Jeffery Lamb
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
J. Randolph Babbitt
J. Randolph Babbitt
Human Resources Officer 2012-10-14 -
Corporate Officer/Principal 2012-10-14 2016-08-22
Kevin Krone
Kevin Krone
Sales & Marketing 1992-11-30 2016-02-14
Ginger C. Hardage
Ginger C. Hardage
Public Communications Contact 1990-11-30 2015-12-30
Danny D. Villanueva
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
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
Madeleine Johnson
General Counsel 2009-06-18 2013-01-31
Laura Wright
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
Robert Young
Chief Tech/Sci/R&D Officer 2008-07-31 2012-06-30
Janet William Marshall
Janet William Marshall
Chief Tech/Sci/R&D Officer 2006-10-01 2012-02-29
Jeffrey L. Martin
Jeffrey L. Martin
Corporate Officer/Principal 2010-11-15 2011-12-31
Scott E. Topping
Scott E. Topping
Treasurer 2011-08-03 2011-09-30
Travis C. Johnson
Travis C. Johnson
Director/Board Member 1977-12-31 2011-05-17
Louis Caldera
Louis Caldera
Director/Board Member 2003-02-28 2008-12-31
Lori Rainwater
Lori Rainwater
Comptroller/Controller/Auditor 2006-09-04 -
Rollin W. King
Rollin W. King
Director/Board Member 1967-03-14 2006-04-17
Founder 1967-03-14 2006-04-17
Beverly Carmichael
Beverly Carmichael
Human Resources Officer 1995-10-31 2005-11-30
Steven Whaley
Steven Whaley
Comptroller/Controller/Auditor 2000-12-31 2004-12-31
James F. Parker
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
Laurie Hulin
Chief Tech/Sci/R&D Officer 2011-08-03 2013-05-14
Corporate Officer/Principal 2013-05-14 -
Darren Dayley
Darren Dayley
Corporate Officer/Principal 2003-05-31 -
Libby Sartain
Libby Sartain
Human Resources Officer 1987-12-31 -
John Denison
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
Margaret Rhoades
Margaret Rhoades
Human Resources Officer 1994-12-31 1994-12-31
C. Webb Crockett
C. Webb Crockett
Director/Board Member 1993-12-31 -
William P. Hobby
William P. Hobby
Director/Board Member 1989-12-31 -
Micheal Ryan
Micheal Ryan
Human Resources Officer 1986-07-29 -
Corporate Officer/Principal 1986-07-29 -
Peter McGlade
Peter McGlade
Corporate Officer/Principal 1983-06-30 -
David Coats
David Coats
President - -
Roger D. Raines
Roger D. Raines
Corporate Officer/Principal - -
Cynthia Williams Young
Cynthia Williams Young
Human Resources Officer - -
Corporate Officer/Principal - 2013-06-12
Kevin Cline
Kevin Cline
Corporate Officer/Principal - -
Alexander D Wilcox
Alexander D Wilcox
Corporate Officer/Principal - -
Elizabeth Harbin
Elizabeth Harbin
Public Communications Contact 2011-08-04 -
Katrina Coldwell
Katrina Coldwell
Public Communications Contact 2011-08-04 -
Judy Christa-Cathey
Judy Christa-Cathey
Corporate Officer/Principal - -
William Beerman
William Beerman
Corporate Officer/Principal - -
Graham Parker
Graham Parker
Corporate Officer/Principal - -
Kirk Thornburg
Kirk Thornburg
Corporate Officer/Principal 2011-07-11 -
Joyce C. Rogge
Joyce C. Rogge
Sales & Marketing - -
Kenneth Gile
Kenneth Gile
Corporate Officer/Principal - -
Cindi Albee
Cindi Albee
Corporate Officer/Principal - -
Ray Sears
Ray Sears
Corporate Officer/Principal - -
Donna D. Conover
Donna D. Conover
Corporate Officer/Principal - -
Kerry Schwab
Kerry Schwab
Chief Tech/Sci/R&D Officer - -
Deborah Ackerman
Deborah Ackerman
General Counsel - -
Ross Holman
Ross Holman
Chief Investment Officer - -
Derek Lane
Derek Lane
Corporate Officer/Principal - -
Brent Bell
Brent Bell
Corporate Officer/Principal - -
Barry Brown
Barry Brown
Corporate Officer/Principal - -
Joe Harris
Joe Harris
Human Resources Officer - -
Michael Lazarus
Michael Lazarus
Director/Board Member - -
Rick Fletcher
Rick Fletcher
Corporate Officer/Principal - -
James C. Wimberly
James C. Wimberly
Corporate Officer/Principal - -
Stanley C. Livingston
Stanley C. Livingston
Corporate Officer/Principal - -
Marion Guthrie
Marion Guthrie
Director of Finance/CFO - -
Scott E. Bailey
Scott E. Bailey
Corporate Officer/Principal - -
Edward Forman
Edward Forman
Corporate Officer/Principal - -
Brian Orrell
Brian Orrell
Corporate Officer/Principal - -
Sean Baugh
Sean Baugh
Corporate Officer/Principal - -
Brian Brooker
Brian Brooker
Corporate Officer/Principal - -
Thomas Mohorn
Thomas Mohorn
Sales & Marketing - -
Carol Piering
Carol Piering
Corporate Officer/Principal - -

Age distribution of managers

Parity Men Women

Male 43
Female 16

Of which Executive Committee

Male 9
Female 6

Of which Directors

Male 11
Female 4
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Logo Southwest Airlines Co.
Southwest Airlines Co. is one of the American largest airline companies. Net sales break down by activity as follows: - transport of passengers (89.9%); - freight transport (0.7%); - other (9.4%). At the end of 2022, the group operated a fleet of 770 aircrafts.
Employees
74,081
Calendar
2024-09-26 - Investor Day
More about the company

Departures of Key Persons

James F. Parker
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James F. Parker

Chief Executive Officer

1985-12-31 2004-06-30

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