CHICAGO, March 8, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- United
Continental Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: UAL) announced today that its
Board of Directors has elected Michele J.
Hooper as an independent director of the company effective
March 5. Hooper brings to United more
than two decades of corporate board experience and financial and
governance expertise. Hooper will be nominated by the Board for
re-election at the 2018 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.
Hooper is President and CEO of The Directors' Council which
consults with major companies to improve the effectiveness of their
corporate governance. Previously, she served as President and Chief
Executive Officer of Voyager Expanded Learning and of Stadtlander
Drug Company, Inc. Prior to joining Stadtlander, Hooper was
Corporate Vice President, Caremark International Inc, and President
of the International Business Group, responsible for the expansion
of Caremark into Europe,
Canada and Japan. She began her career at Baxter
International, Inc., serving in roles of increasing responsibility,
including as President of Baxter
Canada, Canada's largest
health care and laboratory supplies company.
With more than 25 years of corporate board experience, Hooper is
an audit committee financial expert with over 20 years of
experience chairing the audit committees of several major public
companies. In 2017, she was selected as the Director of the Year by
the National Association of Corporate Directors.
"I am thrilled to welcome Michele to the United family. She is a
highly regarded business leader with expertise in areas that are
important to our success, including operations strategy and
finance," said United CEO Oscar
Munoz. "With Michele, we are gaining a board member who
hails from our hometown and brings a tremendous track record,
across multiple industries, of making an impact in the boardroom
and beyond."
"Along with Oscar and the entire board, I enthusiastically
welcome Michele," said Robert
Milton, chairman of the Board. "With her addition to our
already experienced board, I am confident that we will achieve our
goals to be a continued leader in operational reliability and in
improving the customer experience."
"I look forward to joining the United board and am excited to
help build on the strong foundation United has established over the
last two years on its journey to become the best airline for
everyone it serves," said Hooper.
Hooper currently serves as a director of PPG Industries, Inc.
(former Chair, Audit Committee) and UnitedHealth Group (Chair,
Nominating and Governance Committee). She earned an MBA in Finance
and Accounting at the University of
Chicago and a BA in Economics at the University of
Pennsylvania.
About United
United Airlines and United Express operate approximately 4,500
flights a day to 338 airports across five continents. In 2017,
United and United Express operated more than 1.6 million flights
carrying more than 148 million customers. United is proud to have
the world's most comprehensive route network, including U.S.
mainland hubs in Chicago,
Denver, Houston, Los
Angeles, Newark/New York,
San Francisco and Washington, D.C. United operates 744 mainline
aircraft and the airline's United Express carriers operate 518
regional aircraft. The airline is a founding member of Star Alliance, which provides service to 191
countries via 28 member airlines. For more information, visit
united.com, follow @United on Twitter or connect on Facebook. The
common stock of United's parent, United Continental Holdings, Inc.,
is traded on the NYSE under the symbol "UAL".
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