SOUTHWEST AIRLINES (LUV)
Sector: Industrials
| Ticker | Position | Age | Qualifications and Experience | Committee Memberships | Filing Year |
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Sector: Industrials
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Director information for LUV
| Ticker | Position | Age | Qualifications and Experience | Committee Memberships | Filing Year |
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| LUV | Co-Founder of InterGlobe Aviation Limited; Chair | 72 | ["Airline / Aerospace", "Finance & Accounting", "Human Capital", "Logistics / Operations", "Public CEO", "Risk Management", "Safety", "Technology", "PublicCEO", "Govt Affairs", "Environmental/Sustainability", "Logistics/Operations", "Marketing/Brand Management", "Airline/Aerospace"] | ["Fleet Oversight", "Nominating and Corporate Governance", "Safety & Operations"] | 2026 |
Companies shown below are based on exact name match for the selected Director
| Ticker | Position | Age | Qualifications and Experience | Committee Memberships | Filing Year |
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| KMX | Former Chief Executive Officer of US Airways Group, Inc. and Worldspan Technologies, Inc., a provider of information technology services to the travel industry | 59 | ["Experience as a chief executive officer","Extensive background in corporate strategy, operations and technology management","Service as a board member of two publicly traded retail companies","Chairman of one publicly traded company"] | ["Nominating and Governance"] | 2013 |
Biography sourced from the proxy statement filing.
Age: 72 | Independent Director
Director since: 2024
Principal Occupation: Co-Founder of InterGlobe Aviation Limited
Board Committees: Fleet Oversight (Chair), Nominating and Corporate Governance
Skills and Qualifications: Airline/Aerospace, Finance & Accounting, Human Capital, Logistics/Operations, Public CEO, Risk Management, Safety, Technology
Expertise Relevant to Southwest Airlines Business and Strategy:
Visionary leader and proven operator in the airline industry. As co-founder of IndiGo, India's largest airline, Mr. Gangwal positioned the airline for consistent profitability in the competitive Indian market. Today, IndiGo is one of the world's largest airlines by market cap. Earlier, he served as COO and then as President & CEO at U.S. Airways after holding executive roles at Air France and United Airlines.
Effective boardroom voice. Mr. Gangwal has extensive experience serving on the boards of public companies in the retail, travel, and technology industries and is known for his candor and changing the status quo in the companies in which he has been involved.
Extensive M&A and strategic planning experience as executive and director. As Chairman, President, and CEO, he led Worldspan Technologies, Inc., a travel technology provider, through its $1.4 billion strategic sale to Travelport. In the boardroom, Mr. Gangwal oversaw the negotiation and completion of OfficeMax's combination with Office Depot and the sale of PetSmart to a consortium of buyers led by BC Partners for $8.7 billion.
Business Experience:
Co-Founder, InterGlobe Aviation Limited, the parent company of low-cost carrier IndiGo
Chairman, President and CEO, Worldspan Technologies, Inc. (2003-2007)
President and CEO, US Airways Group, Inc. (1998-2001)
President and COO (1996-1998)
Executive Vice President, Air France (1994-1996)
Series of advancing roles up to SVP of Planning at United Airlines (1984-1994)
Other Public Company Board Experience:
InterGlobe Aviation Limited (2015-2022)
Office Depot, Inc. (2013-2017)
CarMax, Inc. (2011-2017)
PetSmart, Inc. (2005-2015)
OfficeMax Incorporated (1998-2013)
US Airways (1996-2001)