Alaska Airlines promotes CFO Shane Tackett to President
CEO Ben Minicucci (left) with Shane Tackett, President and CFO, Alaska Airlines
Alaska Airlines has announced the election of Shane Tackett to President and Chief Financial Officer of Alaska Airlines, expanding his leadership role as the company continues to execute its long-term strategy for profitable growth and deliver on the combined airline’s vision of connecting guests to the world through a remarkable travel experience rooted in safety, care and performance.
In this role, Tackett will continue leading the organization’s finance, fleet management, investor relations, supply chain, internal audit and information technology functions, while also adding the commercial organization, led by Chief Commercial Officer Andrew Harrison, to his portfolio of responsibilities.
His promotion builds on a career spanning more than 25 years at Alaska, where he has held leadership roles across financial planning, labor relations, revenue management, e-commerce and strategy, and reflects CEO Ben Minicucci’s continued efforts to lead and develop a world-class management team highly capable of building on the success of Alaska Air Group, while deftly managing historic headwinds for our industry.
"Shane’s promotion to president of Alaska Airlines marks an important step as we continue investing in leadership capacity to execute our global ambitions and integrate Hawaiian Airlines. I’m proud of the leadership team we’ve built, and I’m energized by the work ahead," said Minicucci.
He continued: "Shane’s deep history with our company, industry expertise and financial leadership have helped Alaska navigate complexity, invest for growth and stay focused on long-term value creation. Bringing commercial and finance leadership together under Shane will strengthen alignment and accelerate our priorities as we continue advancing our strategy and creating long-term value for our stakeholders.”
