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Jeff Smisek Named Chairman Of United Continental Holdings Board of Directors
UNITED REALIGNS SENIOR MANAGEMENT TEAM FOR POST-INTEGRATION PHASE
By: PR Newswire
Dec. 13, 2012 05:28 PM
CHICAGO, Dec. 13, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- United Continental Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: UAL) today announced that its Board of Directors has named President and CEO Jeff Smisek as Chairman of the Board effective Dec. 31, 2012. Smisek replaces Glenn Tilton, who has served as Chairman of the United Continental Holdings board since October 2010, and who will remain a member of the board. Tilton served as Chairman and CEO of UAL Corporation from 2002 until October 2010. Transition of the chairmanship at this time was part of the 2010 merger agreement between United Airlines and Continental Airlines. "I want to thank Glenn Tilton for his many years of service to United Airlines," said Smisek. "Under Glenn's leadership, United became a strong competitor and sought-after partner." In addition, United today announced a realignment of its senior management team as the airline shifts to its post-integration phase. "Now is the time to begin the next phase for United, as we continue on the path to becoming the world's leading airline," Smisek said. "This structure aligns our senior management team to most effectively and efficiently meet the challenges and opportunities of this next phase." United is combining oversight of the airline's traditional sources of revenue with oversight of operations that deliver the product; combining oversight of IT, high margin products, strategy and customer experience; combining marketing and MileagePlus into a single marketing and loyalty organization and aligning it with IT; and combining eCommerce and merchandising functions. This realignment results in the following new leadership roles, effective today:
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