chief executive officer
Gary C. Kelly.
former chief executive officer of Southwest Airlines
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Major Airline Exec Steps Down As Company Faces Unprecedented Headwinds After Decades Of Profits
Southwest Airlines Executive Chairman and former CEO Gary Kelly will retire following a Monday meeting with activist investor Elliot Investment Management, according to a letter from Kelly shared with shareholders…
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About Gary C. Kelly
Gary Clayton Kelly is an American business executive. He is the former chairman and former chief executive officer of Southwest Airlines.
Everything about Gary C. Kelly →- Occupation
- chief executive officer, chairperson
- Citizenship
- United States
- Born
- March 12, 1955