Director

James A. Beer

Director; Chair of the Innovation Committee; member of the Audit Committee·Alaska Air Group, Inc.

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Since 2017
Age 65
Tenure 9 yrs

Also at Alaska Air Group, Inc.

PB Patricia M. Bedient Independent, Non-Executive Board Chair RC Raymond L. Conner Director; Chair of the Compensation and Leadership Development Committee; member of the Safety Committee DE Daniel K. Elwell Director; Chair of the Safety Committee; member of the Innovation Committee KH Kathleen T. Hogan Director; Chair of the Governance, Nominating and Corporate Responsibility Committee; member of the Compensation and Leadership Development Committee AL Adrienne R. Lofton Director; member of the Compensation and Leadership Development Committee and the Innovation Committee BM Ben Minicucci President and Chief Executive Officer; Director

Roles

Organization Role Dates Details
Alaska Air Group, Inc. Director; Chair of the Innovation Committee; member of the Audit Committee 2017–present Current role
Atlassian Corporation PLC Chief Financial Officer 2018-2022 Publicly traded enterprise software company; retired in 2022.
McKesson Corporation Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer 2013-2017
Symantec Corp. Chief Financial Officer 2006-2013
AMR Corporation / American Airlines Chief Financial Officer (and other management positions) 1991-2006 Held several management positions including CFO.
Atlassian Corporation Chief Financial Officer 2018-2022
Symantec Corporation Chief Financial Officer 2006-2013
AMR Corporation / American Airlines Chief Financial Officer 1991-2006

External roles

Organization Role Dates
DocuSign, Inc. Director; Audit and M&A Committees 2020-present
Zscaler, Inc. Director; Audit Committee 2024-present
Redis Director; Audit Committee 2025-present
ForeScout Technologies, Inc. Director; Audit Committee 2016-2020
DocuSign Director

Related

Source: Alaska Air Group, Inc. SEC filings and official company website

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