UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): January 10, 2017
Southwest Airlines Co.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Texas | 1-7259 | 74-1563240 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) | ||
P.O. Box 36611, Dallas, Texas | 75235-1611 | |||
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip code) |
Registrants telephone number, including area code: (214) 792-4000
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address if changed since last report.)
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Item 5.02 | Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. |
On January 10, 2017, Thomas M. Nealon was appointed as President of Southwest Airlines Co. (the Company), effective the same day. Mr. Nealon, 55, previously served as the Companys Executive Vice President Strategy & Innovation since January 2016. Prior to becoming an executive officer of the Company, Mr. Nealon served on the Companys Board of Directors from December 2010 until November 2015. Mr. Nealon has also served as Group Executive Vice President of J.C. Penney Company, Inc., a retail company, from August 2010 until December 2011. In this role Mr. Nealon was responsible for Strategy, jcp.com, Information Technology, Customer Insights, and Digital Ventures. Mr. Nealon also served as J.C. Penneys Executive Vice President & Chief Information Officer from September 2006 until August 2010. Prior to joining J.C. Penney, Mr. Nealon was a partner with The Feld Group, a provider of information technology consulting services, where he served in a consultant capacity as Senior Vice President & Chief Information Officer for the Company from 2002 to 2006. Mr. Nealon also served as Chief Information Officer for Frito-Lay, a division of PepsiCo, Inc., from 1996 to 2000, and in various software engineering, systems engineering, and management positions for Frito-Lay from 1983 to 1996.
Gary C. Kelly, who has been with the Company for over 30 years and served as Chief Executive Officer for the last 12 years and as President for the last eight years, will no longer serve the Company as President, effective with Mr. Nealons appointment, but will continue in his role as Chief Executive Officer and as Chairman of the Board of Directors.
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO. | ||||||
Date: January 12, 2017 | By: | /s/ Mark R. Shaw | ||||
Name: | Mark R. Shaw | |||||
Title: | Senior Vice President, General Counsel, & Corporate Secretary |