JetBlue Names James E. Leddy Senior Vice President Treasurer
NEW YORK, Nov. 26, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- JetBlue
Airways Corp. (Nasdaq:JBLU) today announces the appointment of
James E. Leddy to the position of
Senior Vice President Treasurer, effectively immediately. In this
role, Mr. Leddy will be responsible for traditional treasury
functions as well as risk, credit card services, commercial real
estate and supply chain.
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Mr. Leddy will report to Mark
Powers, the airline's Executive Vice President and CFO and
will lead the design and execution of the financial strategy that
supports and is aligned with JetBlue's corporate
strategy.
"Jim brings a wealth of financial acumen as well as rich
experience and passion for leading complex global teams," said
JetBlue's Mark Powers. "We are
thrilled to welcome an individual of Jim's caliber to the team and
we know his contributions will play a pivotal role as we continue
to focus on creating value for our crewmembers and our
shareholders."
Mr. Leddy was previously Senior Vice President of Treasury and
Cash Management at NBCUniversal. Prior to that, he held leadership
positions at General Electric, Measurisk and the Industrial Bank of
Japan. Mr. Leddy received his M.B.A in Finance and Management
of Technology from The University of
Connecticut and holds a Bachelors Degree in Economics from
Fordham University.
"As JetBlue continues to grow, this is truly an exciting time to
join the company," said Mr. Leddy. "This new role provides a
wonderful opportunity for me to add value to the finance team
through my technical skills amassed at several global companies as
well as allowing me to develop talent and lead strong teams."
About JetBlue Airways
JetBlue is New York's Hometown Airline™ with other focus
cities in Boston, Fort Lauderdale, Los
Angeles, Orlando and
San Juan. Known for its
award-winning service and free TV as much as its low fares, JetBlue
offers the most legroom in coach of any U.S. airline (based on
average fleet-wide seat pitch) as well as super-spacious
Even More Space seats. JetBlue is
also America's first and only airline to offer its own Customer
Bill of Rights, with meaningful and specific compensation for
customers inconvenienced by service disruptions within JetBlue's
control. Visit www.jetblue.com/promise for details. JetBlue
serves 74 cities with 750 daily flights and plans to launch service
to Providence, Rhode Island on
Nov. 29, 2012 and Charleston, South Carolina and Albuquerque, New Mexico in early 2013. With
JetBlue, all seats are assigned, all fares are one-way, and an
overnight stay is never required. For information call +1
800-538-2583 (TTY/TDD +1 800-336-5530), or visit
www.jetblue.com.
SOURCE JetBlue Airways Corp.