ATLANTA, Oct. 1, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Delta Air Lines
(NYSE: DAL) board of directors today announced George N. Mattson as its newest member,
effective immediately.
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"We are delighted to have George
Mattson join the board of directors," said Daniel A. Carp, Delta's non-executive chairman
of the board. "George brings deep and broad-based experience
in the areas of mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance and
capital markets, along with his knowledge of the airline industry
and other global industries. He will enhance the strategic
depth and range of Delta's already strong and independent board of
directors."
Mattson was a Partner of Goldman, Sachs & Co. from 2002 to
his retirement in August 2012. During
that time, he served as co-head of the Global Industrials Group in
Investment Banking, which had responsibility for a diverse set of
industry sectors, including companies in the transportation
industry. Mattson joined Goldman Sachs in 1994, holding
positions of increasing responsibility prior to becoming a Partner
in 2002.
Mattson is a member of the Board of Trustees of The Boys' Club
of New York and serves on the
Board of Visitors of the Pratt School of Engineering at
Duke University. Mattson
previously served as a member and Chair of the Board of Directors
of Volunteers of America Greater New York.
Mattson received his B.S. in Electrical Engineering from
Duke University and his M.B.A. from the
Wharton School of Business, University of
Pennsylvania.
Delta Air Lines serves more than 160 million customers each
year. During the past year, Delta was named domestic "Airline of
the Year" by the readers of Travel Weekly magazine, was
named the "Top Tech-Friendly U.S. Airline" by PCWorld magazine for
its innovation in technology, won the Business Travel News Annual
Airline Survey and was the recipient of 12 Executive Travel
Magazine Leading Edge Awards for U.S. airlines. With an
industry-leading global network, Delta and the Delta Connection
carriers offer service to nearly 320 destinations in 60 countries
on six continents. Headquartered in Atlanta, Delta employs 80,000 employees
worldwide and operates a mainline fleet of more than 700 aircraft.
A founding member of the SkyTeam global alliance, Delta
participates in the industry's leading trans-Atlantic joint venture
with Air France-KLM and Alitalia. Including its worldwide alliance
partners, Delta offers customers more than 13,000 daily flights,
with hubs in Amsterdam, Atlanta, Cincinnati, Detroit, Memphis,
Minneapolis-St. Paul, New York-LaGuardia, New York-JFK,
Paris-Charles de Gaulle, Salt Lake City and Tokyo-Narita. The
airline's service includes the SkyMiles frequent flier program, a
world-class airline loyalty program; the award-winning
BusinessElite service; and more than 50 Delta Sky Clubs in airports
worldwide. Delta is investing more than $3
billion through 2013 in airport facilities and global
products, services and technology to enhance the customer
experience in the air and on the ground. Customers can check in for
flights, print boarding passes, check bags and review flight status
at delta.com.
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