Sector: Industrials
Director information for UNITED AIRLINES HOLDINGS INC (data for year 2026)
| Name | Position | Age | Qualifications and Experience | Committee Memberships | Filing Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BARNEY HARFORD | Independent Director; Former COO, Uber Technologies, Inc.; Former CEO, Orbitz Worldwide, Inc.; Additional Committee Member | 54 | ["Chief Operating Officer at Uber Technologies, Inc. (2018-2019)","Chief Executive Officer at Orbitz Worldwide, Inc. (2009-2015)","Multiple roles at Expedia, Inc. (1999-2006), including President of Expedia Asia Pacific (2004-2006)","INSEAD, Master of Business Administration","University of Cambridge, BA, MA (Cantab), Natural Sciences","Active or Former C-Suite Executive","Finance / Accounting / Capital Allocation","Air / Travel / Transportation","Global Operations","Retail / Brand Management","Risk Management","Technology / Cybersecurity"] | ["Audit","Finance","Public Responsibility","AUDIT COMMITTEE","Finance Committee","PUBLIC RESPONSIBILITY COMMITTEE"] | 2026 |
| Brian Noyes | Additional Committee Member | [] | ["PUBLIC RESPONSIBILITY COMMITTEE"] | 2026 | |
| Captain Brian Noyes | Chair, United Airlines Master Executive Council, ALPA | 56 | ["Air, travel and transportation expertise","human capital management/union relations expertise"] | [] | 2026 |
| CAPTAIN BRIAN NOYES-ALPA | Director | 56 | ["Chair, ALPA United Airlines Master Executive Council (2025-present)","Pilot at United Airlines, Inc. (1995-present)","Chair and Member (2015-2024) Flight Time Duty Time (ALPA-I)","Co-Chair and Member (2020-2024) Fatigue Management (IFALPA)","BS, Aeronautical Science from Embry Riddle Aeronautical University"] | ["Public Responsibility"] | 2026 |
| EDWARD L. SHAPIRO | Independent Director; Former Managing Partner, PAR Capital Management, Inc.; Managing Trustee, The Shapiro Foundation; Committee Member; Chair | 61 | ["Managing Trustee at The Shapiro Foundation since 2000","Managing Partner at PAR Capital Management, Inc. (1999-2016)","Portfolio Manager at PAR Capital Management, Inc. (1997-2016)","MBA from University of California, Los Angeles","BS in Economics from University of Pennsylvania","Active investor in the airline industry for more than 25 years","Served as a director on the boards of Global Eagle Entertainment, Inc. and US Airways","Brings financial expertise and an investor’s perspective from PAR Capital Management, Inc.","Experience in risk management based on portfolio management at PAR Capital"] | ["Finance","Compensation","Executive","Nominating/Governance","Finance Committee"] | 2026 |
| EDWARD M. PHILIP | Chairman of the Board and Independent Director; Former COO, Partners in Health; Committee Member | 61 | ["Partners in Health (non-profit healthcare organization) Chief Operating Officer (2013-2017)","Highland Consumer Fund (private equity company) Special Partner (2013-2017)","Co-Founder and Managing General Partner (2006-2013)","Decision Matrix Group (research and consulting firm) President and Chief Executive Officer (2004-2005)","Lycos, Inc. (internet search company) President, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer (1996-2000)","The Walt Disney Company (entertainment company) Vice President of Finance (1991-1995)","BRP Inc. (2005-present)","Strata Critical Medical, Inc. (2019-present)","Hasbro, Inc. (2002-2023)","Harvard Business School, Master of Business Administration","Vanderbilt University, BS, Math and Economics","Convene meetings","Preside at meetings","CEO performance review","Director liaison","Meeting schedules, agendas and information","Stockholder engagement","Composition and director succession planning","Active or Former C-Suite Executive","Governance and Current or Former Public Company Board","Finance / Accounting / Capital Allocation","Global Operations","Retail / Brand Management","Risk Management","Technology / Cybersecurity"] | ["Executive","Nominating/Governance","Audit","Public Responsibility","Compensation Committee","Nominating/Governance Committee","AUDIT COMMITTEE"] | 2026 |
| JAMES M. WHITEHURST | Independent Director; Managing Director, Silver Lake; Executive Chairman, Qualtrics, LLC; Committee Member | 58 | ["Executive Chairman at Qualtrics","Managing Director at Silver Lake","Interim Chief Executive Officer at Unity Software Inc.","Senior Advisor at IBM","President at IBM","Senior Vice President at IBM","President and Chief Executive Officer at Red Hat","Chief Operating Officer at Delta Air Lines","Multiple roles including Chief Network and Planning Officer","Active or Former C-Suite Executive","Air / Travel / Transportation","Governance and Current or Former Public Company Board","Finance / Accounting / Capital Allocation","Global Operations","Technology / Cybersecurity"] | ["Compensation","Executive","Nominating/Governance","Nominating/Governance Committee"] | 2026 |
| J. SCOTT KIRBY | Chief Executive Officer and Director; CEO, United Airlines Holdings, Inc. | 58 | ["Chief Executive Officer at United Airlines Holdings, Inc. (2020-present)","President at United Airlines Holdings, Inc. (2016-2020)","President at American Airlines Group and American Airlines, Inc. (2013-2016)","President at US Airways (2006-2013)","MS in Operations Research from The George Washington University","BS in Computer Science and Operations Research from United States Air Force Academy"] | ["Executive","Finance"] | 2026 |
| Laysha Ward | Former EVP and Chief External Engagement Officer, Target Corporation; Independent Director; Additional Committee Member | 58 | ["Active or former C-Suite executive","corporate governance expertise","current or former public company Board member","financial/accounting/capital allocation expertise","human capital management/union relations expertise","retail/brand management expertise","Strategic Advisor at Target Corporation (2023-2024)","Executive Vice President, Chief External Engagement Officer at Target Corporation (2017-2023)","Executive Vice President, Chief Corporate Social Responsibility Officer at Target Corporation (2015-2017)","President, Community Relations and Target Foundation at Target Corporation (2008-2015)","Education: University of Chicago, MA, Social Services Administration; Indiana University Bloomington, BS, Journalism","Active or Former C-Suite Executive","Finance / Accounting / Capital Allocation","Governance and Current or Former Public Company Board","Human Capital Management / Union Relations","Retail / Brand Management"] | ["Compensation","Audit","Nominating/Governance","Public Responsibility","AUDIT COMMITTEE","Nominating/Governance Committee","PUBLIC RESPONSIBILITY COMMITTEE"] | 2026 |
| MATTHEW FRIEND | Independent Director; EVP and CFO, NIKE, Inc.; Additional Committee Member; Chief Financial Officer | 48 | ["Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at Nike, Inc.","Chief Financial Officer of Nike Operating Segments and VP of Investor Relations","Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for various Nike divisions","Senior Vice President at Goldman Sachs","Associate and Analyst at Morgan Stanley","BS in Business Administration from University of California, Berkeley","Active or former C-Suite executive","global operations expertise","financial/accounting/capital allocation expertise","retail/brand management expertise","risk management expertise","technology/cybersecurity expertise","Active or Former C-Suite Executive","Finance / Accounting / Capital Allocation","Global Operations","Retail / Brand Management","Risk Management","Technology / Cybersecurity"] | ["Audit","Compensation","Finance","AUDIT COMMITTEE","Finance Committee"] | 2026 |
| MICHELE J. HOOPER | Independent Director; President and CEO, The Directors’ Council; Chair; Committee Member | 74 | ["President and Chief Executive Officer of The Directors’ Council (2013-present)","President and Chief Executive Officer of Voyager Expanded Learning (1999-2000)","President and Chief Executive Officer of Stadtlander Drug Company (1998-1999)","Director at UnitedHealth Group, Inc. (2007-present)","MBA from University of Chicago","BS in Economics from University of Pennsylvania","Active or Former C-Suite Executive","Governance and Current or Former Public Company Board","Finance / Accounting / Capital Allocation","Global Operations","Retail / Brand Management","Risk Management"] | ["Audit (Chair)","Executive","Nominating/Governance","Public Responsibility","AUDIT COMMITTEE","Nominating/Governance Committee"] | 2026 |
| MICHELLE FREYRE | Independent Director; Global Brand President, Clinique and Dermatological Brands, The Estée Lauder Companies, Inc.; Additional Committee Member | 55 | ["Global Brand President, Clinique and Dermatological Brands (2025-present)","Global Brand President, Clinique and Origins (2022-2025)","Global Brand President, Clinique (2021-2022)","Senior Vice President, Global General Manager (2020-2021)","President, U.S. Beauty, Consumer Division at Johnson & Johnson (2016-2019)","General Manager, Neutrogena Corp. (2013-2016)","Multiple roles at Johnson & Johnson (1999-2013), including National Sales Director of U.S. Skincare Brands (2011-2013)","Associate Brand Manager at PepsiCo (1998-1999)","Assistant Brand Manager at PepsiCo (1997-1998)","MBA from Harvard Business School","BA in Economics from Yale University","Active or former C-Suite executive","global operations expertise","retail/brand management expertise","Active or Former C-Suite Executive","Global Operations","Retail / Brand Management"] | ["Finance","Public Responsibility","Finance Committee","PUBLIC RESPONSIBILITY COMMITTEE"] | 2026 |
| RICHARD JOHNSEN | Air Transport Territory General Vice President, IAM Union; Additional Committee Member; General Vice President of the Air Transport Territory of IAM | 57 | ["General Vice President of the Air Transport Territory","Chief of Staff to the International President","Special Assistant to the International President","IAM Representatives Association President","IAM Transportation Department Grand Lodge Special Representative","Assistant General Chairperson","Active or former C-Suite executive","air, travel and transportation expertise","human capital management/union relations expertise","served in various positions within the IAM","General Vice President of the Air Transport Territory of IAM","held various other leadership positions with the IAM"] | ["Public Responsibility","PUBLIC RESPONSIBILITY COMMITTEE"] | 2026 |
| Rosalind Brewer | Former CEO, Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.; Interim President, Spelman College; Independent Director; Additional Committee Member; Chief Executive Officer | 63 | ["Active or former C-Suite executive","corporate governance expertise","current or former public company Board member","global operations expertise","financial/accounting/capital allocation expertise","retail/brand management expertise","technology/cybersecurity expertise","Interim President at Spelman College (2024-present)","Special Advisor at Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. (2023-2025)","Chief Executive Officer at Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. (2021-2023)","Group President and Chief Operating Officer at Starbucks Corporation (2017-2021)","President and Chief Executive Officer at Sam’s Club (2012-2017)","Multiple roles at Walmart Inc. (2006-2012), including Executive Vice President, Operations (2007-2008)","BS in Chemistry from Spelman College","extensive executive leadership experience","public company board experience","knowledge regarding financial statements and financial strategy","senior executive experience with global operations","experience with consumer facing brands","track record of implementing large digital transformations"] | ["Compensation","Finance","Finance Committee"] | 2026 |
| Scott Kirby | Board Member and Chief Executive Officer; Additional Committee Member | [] | ["Finance Committee"] | 2026 | |
| Walter Isaacson | Professor of History, Tulane University; Advisory Partner, Perella Weinberg Partners LP; Independent Director; Committee Member; Chairman | 73 | ["Advisory Partner at Perella Weinberg Partners LP (2017-present)","President and Chief Executive Officer at The Aspen Institute (2003-2018)","Chairman and Chief Executive Officer at CNN (2001-2003)","Education: BA in Philosophy, Politics and Economics from University of Oxford, Pembroke College","AB in History and Literature from Harvard University","Active or Former C-Suite Executive","Extensive senior leadership experience as chairman of CNN","Editor of TIME magazine","Chief Executive Officer of The Aspen Institute","Advisory Partner at Perella Weinberg Partners","Chair emeritus of Teach for America","Chairman of the Broadcasting Board of Governors","Previous chairman of the board of directors of CNN","Experience as a former executive officer at large companies with a multinational presence"] | ["Compensation","Public Responsibility","Executive","Nominating/Governance","Nominating/Governance Committee","PUBLIC RESPONSIBILITY COMMITTEE"] | 2026 |
