ATLANTA, July 24, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Delta Air Lines'
(NYSE: DAL) board of directors today announced Kathy N. Waller as its newest member, effective
immediately. Waller is the Executive Vice President and Chief
Financial Officer of The Coca-Cola Company.
"Kathy brings an impressive financial career with another of
Atlanta's global business
institutions," said Daniel A. Carp,
Delta's non-executive Chairman of the Board. "We are excited
that Kathy is adding her talent, knowledge and experience to
Delta's strong and independent board of directors."
Prior to her appointment as Coca-Cola's Chief Financial Officer
in 2014, Waller served as its Vice President, Finance and
Controller. She joined Coca-Cola in 1987 as a Senior
Accountant and has assumed roles of increasing responsibility
during her career. Prior to joining The Coca-Cola Company,
Waller worked for the firm now known as Deloitte.
In addition to her role as Coca-Cola's CFO, Waller serves on the
Board of Directors of Monster Beverage Corporation as well as
Coca-Cola FEMSA, S.A.B. de C.V., one of the Coca-Cola Company's
largest global bottlers. She is a member of the Board of
Trustees of Spelman College, the Board
of Trustees of the University of
Rochester and the Board of Directors of the Atlanta Symphony
Orchestra. Waller serves on the advisory board of Catalyst,
the leading nonprofit organization with a mission to expand
opportunities for women and business.
Waller received her undergraduate and MBA degrees from the
University of Rochester and is a
Certified Public Accountant.
Delta Air Lines serves more than 170 million customers each
year. Delta was named to FORTUNE magazine's top 50 World's Most
Admired Companies in addition to being named the most admired
airline for the fourth time in five years. Additionally, Delta has
ranked No.1 in the Business Travel News Annual Airline survey for
four consecutive years, a first for any airline. With an
industry-leading global network, Delta and the Delta Connection
carriers offer service to 335 destinations in 64 countries on six
continents. Headquartered in Atlanta, Delta employs nearly 80,000 employees
worldwide and operates a mainline fleet of more than 700 aircraft.
The airline is a founding member of the SkyTeam global alliance and
participates in the industry's leading trans-Atlantic joint venture
with Air France-KLM and Alitalia as well as a newly formed joint
venture with Virgin Atlantic. Including its worldwide alliance
partners, Delta offers customers more than 15,000 daily flights,
with key hubs and markets including Amsterdam, Atlanta, Boston,
Detroit, Los Angeles, Minneapolis/St. Paul, New York-JFK, New
York-LaGuardia, Paris-Charles de Gaulle, Salt Lake City, Seattle
and Tokyo-Narita. Delta has invested billions of dollars in airport
facilities, global products, services and technology to enhance the
customer experience in the air and on the ground. Additional
information is available on delta.com, Twitter @Delta,
Google.com/+Delta, Facebook.com/delta and Delta's blog
takingoff.delta.com.
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