Governance Southwest Airlines Co.

LUV

US8447411088

Airlines

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06-09	Boeing Delivered 60 Jets in May, Booked 22 Net Orders	DJ
06-09	Fuel price shock to widen product gap between US airlines	RE

Executive Committee: Southwest Airlines Co.

Manager

Positions heldSince

Robert Jordan

65 year

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

Christa Lucas

General Counsel

17/03/2022

Aileen Furlong

Sales & Marketing

05/01/2025

Ryan Martinez

Comptroller/Controller/Auditor

15/08/2023

Thomas Merritt

Chief Tech/Sci/R&D Officer

12/09/2019

Ken Guckian

Comptroller/Controller/Auditor

31/05/2015

Joseph Migis

61 year

Chief Tech/Sci/R&D Officer

31/08/2014

Andrew Watterson

59 year

Chief Operating Officer

30/09/2022

Jeff Novota

General Counsel	31/12/2010
Corporate Secretary	31/05/2024

Lauren Woods

49 year

Chief Tech/Sci/R&D Officer

31/01/2023

Jennifer Bridie

Sales & Marketing

15/05/2023

Elizabeth Bryant

Human Resources Officer

30/11/2007

Kevin Minchey

General Counsel

11/12/2022

Tom Doxey

46 year

Director of Finance/CFO

09/03/2025

Ray Schuster

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

Jim Dayton

Chief Tech/Sci/R&D Officer

14/03/2024

Sabrina Callahan

Sales & Marketing

13/04/2026

Composition of the Board of Directors: Southwest Airlines Co.

Director

CommitteesSince

Doug Brooks

73 year

Audit Committee	31/07/2025
Compensation Committee	31/07/2025

Pierre Breber

60 year

Governance Committee	19/11/2024
Nominating Committee	19/11/2024
Audit Committee Chair	31/10/2024
Compensation Committee	31/10/2024
Audit Committee	19/11/2024

Patricia Watson

59 year

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

David Hess

70 year

Compensation Committee	26/01/2021
Governance Committee	26/01/2021
Nominating Committee	26/01/2021
HR Committee	26/01/2021
Audit Committee	17/11/2021

Christopher Reynolds

63 year

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

Lisa Atherton

51 year

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

Sarah Feinberg

48 year

Compensation Committee	31/10/2024
Governance Committee	31/10/2024
Nominating Committee	31/10/2024

David Grissen

69 year

Audit Committee	31/10/2024
Compensation Committee	31/10/2024

Rakesh Gangwal

72 year

Governance Committee	31/07/2025
Nominating Committee	31/07/2025

Robert Fornaro

73 year

Finance Committee

25/09/2024

Robert Jordan

65 year

Finance Committee

31/01/2022

Latest Appointments: Southwest Airlines Co.

04-14	Southwest Airlines Co. Appoints Sabrina Callahan as Its First Chief Digital and Marketing Officer	CI
02-10	Two Elliott-appointed directors to step down from Southwest Airlines board	RE
02-10	Southwest Airlines Co. Announces Board Resignations, Effective February 23, 2026	CI
02-02	Fifth Third Bancorp Announces Board Appointments, Effective February 1, 2026	CI
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
01/08/25	The North West Company Inc. Appoints Gregg Saretsky as A Director of North West, Effective August 1, 2025	CI

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Former Officers and Directors: Southwest Airlines Co.

Insider

Positions held

SinceUntil

Linda Rutherford

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

Tammy Romo

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

David Biegler

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

William Cunningham

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

Ronald Ricks

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

John Montford

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

Leah Koontz

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

Nancy Loeffler

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

Michael van de Ven

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

Herbert D. Kelleher

Director/Board Member	18/06/2009	02/01/2019
Chairman	14/03/1987	-
Founder	08/03/1967	02/01/2019

Marcy Brand

Investor Relations Contact

04/08/2011

10/09/2017

Arthur Jeffery Lamb

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

Kevin Krone

Sales & Marketing

30/11/1992

14/02/2016

Ginger C. Hardage

Public Communications Contact

30/11/1990

30/12/2015

Danny D. Villanueva

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

Davis S. Ridley

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

Madeleine Johnson

General Counsel

18/06/2009

31/01/2013

Laura Wright

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

Robert Young

Chief Tech/Sci/R&D Officer

31/07/2008

30/06/2012

Janet William Marshall

Chief Tech/Sci/R&D Officer

01/10/2006

29/02/2012

Jeffrey L. Martin

Corporate Officer/Principal

15/11/2010

31/12/2011

Travis C. Johnson

Director/Board Member

31/12/1977

17/05/2011

Louis Caldera

Director/Board Member

28/02/2003

31/12/2008

Lori Rainwater

Comptroller/Controller/Auditor

04/09/2006

Rollin W. King

Director/Board Member	08/03/1967	17/04/2006
Founder	08/03/1967	17/04/2006

Beverly Carmichael

Human Resources Officer

31/10/1995

30/11/2005

Steven Whaley

Comptroller/Controller/Auditor

31/12/2000

31/12/2004

James F. Parker

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

Laurie Hulin

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

Darren Dayley

Corporate Officer/Principal

31/05/2003

Libby Sartain

Human Resources Officer

31/12/1987

John Denison

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

Margaret Rhoades

Human Resources Officer

31/12/1994

C. Webb Crockett

Director/Board Member

31/12/1993

William P. Hobby

Director/Board Member

31/12/1989

Micheal Ryan

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

Peter McGlade

Corporate Officer/Principal

30/06/1983

Colleen C. Barrett

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

Brian Brooker

Corporate Officer/Principal

Thomas Mohorn

Sales & Marketing

David Coats

President

Rick Fletcher

Corporate Officer/Principal

Cindi Albee

Corporate Officer/Principal

Roger D. Raines

Corporate Officer/Principal

Alexander D Wilcox

Corporate Officer/Principal

Cynthia Williams Young

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

Sean Baugh

Corporate Officer/Principal

Joyce C. Rogge

Sales & Marketing

Brian Orrell

Corporate Officer/Principal

Barry Brown

Corporate Officer/Principal

Donna D. Conover

Corporate Officer/Principal

Kerry Schwab

Chief Tech/Sci/R&D Officer

Deborah Ackerman

General Counsel

Ross Holman

Chief Investment Officer

Derek Lane

Corporate Officer/Principal

Brent Bell

Corporate Officer/Principal

Joe Harris

Human Resources Officer

Edward Forman

Corporate Officer/Principal

James C. Wimberly

Corporate Officer/Principal

Ray Sears

Corporate Officer/Principal

Michael Lazarus

Director/Board Member

Kenneth Gile

Corporate Officer/Principal

Stanley C. Livingston

Corporate Officer/Principal

Marion Guthrie

Director of Finance/CFO

Scott E. Bailey

Corporate Officer/Principal

Judy Christa-Cathey

Corporate Officer/Principal

Age distribution of managers

Parity Men Women

Male	32
Female	12

Of which Executive Committee

Male	11
Female	6

Of which Directors

Male	8
Female	3

Revisions

Recommandations analystes

Évolution recommandations analystes 1 an

Évolution recommandations analystes 4 mois

Objectif analystes

Évolution objectif analystes 1 an

Évolution objectif analystes 4 mois

ESG MSCI

Environnement

Social

Gouvernance

Polémique

Controverses Ethiques

Controverses sur les droits de l'Homme

Controverses Subventions fiscales

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 (91%); - freight transport (0.6%); - other (8.4%). At the end of 2025, the group operated a fleet of 803 aircrafts.

Employees

73,401

Sector

Airlines

Calendar

Earnings release - Q2 2026

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