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UAL Picks Former Texaco CEO Tilton As New Chairman
By AviationNow.com Staff
03-Sep-2002 8:28 AM U.S. EDT
UAL Corp.'s board of directors formally approved the selection of Glenn Tilton as chairman, president, and CEO of United Airlines. The appointment is effective immediately.
United also announced that President Rono Dutta and COO Andrew Studdert are stepping down as part of the management changes. The moves will "afford Mr. Tilton wider latitude to fill these key positions on the senior management team," the carrier said in a statement.
Tilton is a former chairman and CEO of Texaco, Inc. and has served as Vice Chairman of ChevronTexaco Corp. since the two energy companies merged last October. He succeeded Jack Creighton, who retired.
The early returns from the core United employee groups on the new leader were positive. Board member Stephen Canale, who represents some 37,000 workers that belong to the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM), said, "I have been impressed by Glenn as an outstanding leader, and I am delighted to welcome him to United."
Paul Whiteford, the representative on UAL's board of the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA), which represents some 9,000 United pilots, offered similar praise. "I am very pleased that Glenn has agreed to lead United's efforts to emerge from one of the most difficult periods in our history," Whiteford said. "Everything I've learned in getting to know him is positive: he is a proven, creative leader willing to work with all sides to build a consensus fairly and effectively."
By AviationNow.com Staff
03-Sep-2002 8:28 AM U.S. EDT
UAL Corp.'s board of directors formally approved the selection of Glenn Tilton as chairman, president, and CEO of United Airlines. The appointment is effective immediately.
United also announced that President Rono Dutta and COO Andrew Studdert are stepping down as part of the management changes. The moves will "afford Mr. Tilton wider latitude to fill these key positions on the senior management team," the carrier said in a statement.
Tilton is a former chairman and CEO of Texaco, Inc. and has served as Vice Chairman of ChevronTexaco Corp. since the two energy companies merged last October. He succeeded Jack Creighton, who retired.
The early returns from the core United employee groups on the new leader were positive. Board member Stephen Canale, who represents some 37,000 workers that belong to the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM), said, "I have been impressed by Glenn as an outstanding leader, and I am delighted to welcome him to United."
Paul Whiteford, the representative on UAL's board of the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA), which represents some 9,000 United pilots, offered similar praise. "I am very pleased that Glenn has agreed to lead United's efforts to emerge from one of the most difficult periods in our history," Whiteford said. "Everything I've learned in getting to know him is positive: he is a proven, creative leader willing to work with all sides to build a consensus fairly and effectively."
