FORT WORTH, Texas, Nov. 30, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- American
Airlines Group Inc. (NASDAQ: AAL) today announced the promotion of
Beverly Goulet to Executive Vice
President and Chief Integration Officer and Maya Leibman to Executive Vice President and
Chief Information Officer. Both previously held the title of Senior
Vice President, and both will continue to report to Chairman and
CEO Doug Parker.
"We are incredibly fortunate to have these two capable and
extremely talented leaders as part of the American team," said
Parker. "The successful integration of American and US Airways
could not have happened without both Bev and Maya's outstanding
leadership. And because of them and other leaders like them, we are
well on our way to restoring American as the greatest airline in
the world.
"Maya recently led a team that completed the most successful
reservation system cutover in aviation history as evidenced by
widespread employee readiness and zero customer disruption. This
was one of many important technological milestones Maya and her
team have flawlessly executed since our merger two years ago. Bev
has been responsible for creating, building and leading our
integration management office since the merger. She and her team
have successfully planned and coordinated the many projects
required to integrate two airlines and the success of our
integration to date is a testament to her leadership."
Parker continued, "While both of these leaders have made
extraordinary contributions to American and possess great technical
and subject matter expertise, those are not the only attributes
today's announcement recognizes. Both Bev and Maya contribute in
ways which stretch far beyond their respective areas of expertise.
They are intellectually curious, focused on driving collaborative
teamwork, have a high degree of emotional intelligence, and embody
the humility and sense of privilege necessary to lead and support
100,000 team members."
Goulet was named Senior Vice President and Chief Integration
Officer in early 2013. Since that time she has been responsible for
the complex process of integrating American Airlines and US Airways
into one airline. In her prior role as chief restructuring officer
of AMR Corp., which she assumed in late 2011, she led American's
Chapter 11 restructuring process and was heavily involved in the
analysis and negotiation of American's merger with US Airways.
Goulet joined American in 1993 as associate general counsel for
corporate finance. In that capacity, she was involved in American's
aircraft and other financing transactions. She was appointed
managing director, corporate development in 1999, with
responsibility for American's corporate development initiatives
including mergers, acquisitions, divestitures and strategic
investments. She became American's Vice President, Corporate
Development and Treasurer in 2002. Prior to joining American,
Goulet practiced corporate and securities law in Dallas for 13 years. She received both her
Bachelor of Arts and Juris Doctor degrees from the University of
Michigan.
Leibman has been American's Chief Information Officer for nearly
four years. In this role, she is responsible for all information
technology systems, including systems development, infrastructure,
operations and strategy. In addition, she oversees the integration
of the American Airlines and US Airways technology
environments.
Prior to her role as CIO, Leibman was president of the
AAdvantage loyalty program, where she oversaw all aspects of the
AAdvantage program and led the customer relationship management and
customer research initiatives for the airline worldwide. Leibman
joined the airline in 1994 in the revenue management department and
led a variety of pricing and yield management teams focused on
optimizing airline revenue. Leibman received her Bachelor of Arts
in English literature from the University of
Chicago and her Master of Business Administration from the
University of California, Berkeley.
About American Airlines Group
American Airlines Group
(NASDAQ: AAL) is the holding company for American Airlines.
Together with regional partners operating as American Eagle,
American offers an average of nearly 6,700 flights per day to
nearly 350 destinations in more than 50 countries. American is a
founding member of the oneworld alliance, whose members and
members-elect serve nearly 1,000 destinations with 14,250 daily
flights to 150 countries. This year American Airlines Group Inc.
topped Fortune Magazine's list of best business turnarounds and its
stock joined the S&P 500 index. Connect with American on
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