Southwest Chair Kelly to step down next year as activist Elliott pushes for changes at airline
Posted on AllSides September 10th, 2024
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Southwest Airlines executive chairman and former CEO Gary Kelly said Tuesday that he will retire next year, a move that comes as the carrier faces pressure for changes by activist investor Elliott Investment Management.
Kelly, who has worked at Southwest for nearly four decades and has been chairman since the carrier’s co-founder, Herb Kelleher, retired in 2008, announced he would step down hours after a meeting with Elliott, which has been calling for leadership changes at the Dallas-based carrier.
Elliott in June revealed a nearly $2 billion stake in Southwest, seeking to oust leadership, including...
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