American Airlines Names Suzanne Boda SVP – Los Angeles; Promotes Joe Taney to SVP – Hub and Gateway Operations
May 08 2017 - 1:00PM
American Airlines today announced that Suzanne Boda has been named
Senior Vice President – Los Angeles. In this newly created
position, Boda will be charged with developing and achieving
American’s strategic goals as it continues to strengthen its
presence in Los Angeles and throughout Southern California.
American is the largest carrier at Los Angeles International
Airport (LAX), with more than 200 daily flights to 70 destinations
on five continents.
Boda, who joined American in 2008, currently serves as
American’s Senior Vice President – Hub and Gateway Operations,
where she coordinates operations across the airline’s largest
airports. She began her aviation career more than 30 years ago with
Northwest Airlines, where she held positions in both the U.S. and
abroad. She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Asian studies and in
Spanish from Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter, Minnesota. In
her new role Boda will report to Stephen Johnson, Executive Vice
President – Corporate Affairs and Kerry Philipovitch, Senior Vice
President – Customer Experience.
“American has a long, proud history of serving Los Angeles,”
said Johnson. “Suzanne’s leadership will help us build on the
momentum that has enabled us to become the preferred airline at LAX
and in Southern California. Over the last 16 months, we have added
or announced service to 24 new destinations from LAX – including
Sydney, Auckland, Hong Kong and Beijing – recruited more than 500
new LAX team members, made significant investments in our
facilities, and established key partnerships with local
institutions that serve the Los Angeles area community.”
“As we look to expand in Los Angeles, Suzanne’s experience and
her ability to connect team members across our operational, sales,
marketing and corporate affairs groups to achieve shared objectives
make her the right choice for this important role,” said Kerry
Philipovitch, Senior Vice President – Customer Experience. “As
Suzanne transitions to her new position, we have talented leaders
ready to take on new responsibilities to continue to build on the
strong foundation we have in place. I look forward to where they’ll
take American.”
Joe Taney, Senior Vice President – Hub
and Gateway OperationsAmerican has promoted Joe Taney to
Senior Vice President – Hub and Gateway Operations to assume Boda’s
previous position. Taney will coordinate leaders to deliver safe,
reliable, consistent operations at American’s hub and gateway
airports in LAX, Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW), Charlotte, N.C. (CLT),
Chicago (ORD), Miami (MIA), New York (JFK and LGA), Philadelphia
(PHL), Phoenix (PHX) and Washington, D.C. (DCA). He will report to
Philipovitch.
“Joe's strong track record of supporting large teams to deliver
operational excellence, extensive experience leading large hub
airport operations and passion for developing leaders and frontline
team members have him well-prepared for his expanded role,” said
Philipovitch.
Taney joined American in 2014 as Vice President – PHL Hub
Operations and in 2015 assumed leadership of DFW, American’s
largest hub. The DFW team has achieved significant operational
performance improvements under Taney’s leadership. Before joining
the company he held senior leadership roles at Northwest Airlines
and the Transportation Security Administration. Taney earned a
Bachelor of Science degree in social sciences from the University
of Wisconsin-River Falls.
American has also made two additional executive appointments
today:
- Cedric Rockamore, Vice President – Philadelphia (PHL) Hub
Operations, will succeed Taney as Vice President – DFW Hub
Operations.
- Olympia Colasante, Managing Director – London Heathrow (LHR)
Operations, has been promoted to Vice President – PHL Hub
Operations, assuming Rockamore’s previous position.
In his new role, Rockamore will lead American’s largest hub,
with nearly 800 daily departures serving 75,000 customers each day.
He will report to Taney.
Rockamore joined American in 2010 as Director of Ramp Services
in Philadelphia, was promoted to Managing Director – DCA Hub
Operations in early 2014, and was promoted to Vice President – PHL
Hub Operations in 2015. Prior to joining American, he worked for
Delta Air Lines, Atlantic Southeast Airlines and Northwest
Airlines. Rockamore earned his Bachelor of Science and Masters of
Business Administration degrees from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical
University. He also served 10 years in the U.S. Navy.
In her new role, Colasante will be responsible for leading a
team of nearly 3,000 airport employees who serve nearly 60,000
customers with 400 departures each day. She will also report to
Taney.
Colasante began her career with the airline as a Customer
Service Supervisor in Ottawa in 1990. She has served in
international roles leading Canadian, Caribbean and LHR operations.
Colasante studied languages at the University of Ottawa and is
fluent in Spanish, Italian and French. Her successor at LHR will be
named in the coming weeks.
About American Airlines GroupAmerican Airlines
and American Eagle offer an average of nearly 6,700 flights per day
to nearly 350 destinations in more than 50 countries. American has
hubs in Charlotte, Chicago, Dallas/Fort Worth, Los Angeles, Miami,
New York, Philadelphia, Phoenix, and Washington, D.C. American is a
founding member of the oneworld® alliance,
whose members serve more than 1,000 destinations with about 14,250
daily flights to over 150 countries. Shares of American Airlines
Group Inc. trade on Nasdaq under the ticker symbol AAL. In 2015,
its stock joined the S&P 500 index. Connect with American on
Twitter @AmericanAir and at Facebook.com/AmericanAirlines.
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