SEATTLE, Aug. 8, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Alaska Airlines'
board of directors have elected Shane
Tackett senior vice president of revenue management and
e-commerce, and Andrea "Andy" Schneider vice president of
people.
Tackett will continue to oversee pricing, yield management,
revenue analysis and e-commerce. He began his career with Alaska
Airlines in 2000 as an analyst and has since held several positions
of increasing responsibilities including vice president of revenue
management and e-commerce and previously vice president of labor
relations.
"Shane has led some of our company's largest, most complex and
successful initiatives, helping to deliver a premium experience to
guests onboard and at alaskaair.com," said CEO Brad Tilden. "His expertise and analytical
acumen have made impactful and long-lasting improvements in every
area of the company that he's led over the past 17 years."
Tackett studied at Pacific Lutheran
University and holds an executive MBA from the University of Washington. He also sits on the board
of Make-A-Wish Alaska and Washington.
Schneider will help the company achieve its stated purpose of
"creating an airline people love" by further developing its people
and culture. She will oversee employee benefits, compensation,
training and development, recruiting and employee travel for
Alaska and Horizon Air.
"Andy's hands on approach to leading one of Alaska's largest and most important workgroups
will serve her well in her new role as the vice president of
people," said Tilden. "She understands that employees are what
makes Alaska and Horizon special
and they are critical to our future success."
Previously, Schneider served as vice president of inflight and
call center services, leading Alaska's 4,000 flight attendants and 1,300
customer care and reservations agents. Before that, Schneider was
senior vice president of people and customer services at Horizon.
Prior to her time at Horizon, she led more than 3,000 employees at
Alaska as staff vice president,
station operations and cargo Services. Schneider began her career
at Alaska in 1989 as the manager
of financial accounting.
Schneider earned a bachelor of business administration degree
from Gonzaga University and an
executive MBA from the University of
Washington. Her community involvement has included a seat on
the Board of Directors for the American Red Cross of King and Kitsap Counties, and advisor for the Milgard
Business School at the University of
Washington Tacoma.
Alaska Airlines, together with Virgin America and its regional
partners, flies 40 million guests a year to 118 destinations with
an average of 1,200 daily flights across the United States and to Mexico, Canada, Costa
Rica and Cuba. With
Alaska and Alaska Global Partners,
guests can earn and redeem miles on flights to more than 900
destinations worldwide. Alaska Airlines ranked "Highest in Customer
Satisfaction Among Traditional Carriers in North America" in the
J.D. Power North America Satisfaction Study for 10 consecutive
years from 2008 to 2017. Learn more about Alaska's award-winning service and unmatched
reliability at newsroom.alaskaair.com and blog.alaskaair.com.
Alaska Airlines, Virgin America and Horizon Air are subsidiaries of
Alaska Air Group (NYSE: ALK).
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