American Airlines Promotes Patrick O’Keeffe to Senior Vice President – People
May 15 2017 - 9:00AM
American Airlines today announced the promotion of Patrick O’Keeffe
to Senior Vice President – People, effective June 1. O’Keeffe most
recently served as Vice President – Information Technology and has
held a wide range of leadership positions across the airline during
his more than 28 years at American.
In his new role, O’Keeffe will lead the global human resources
team responsible for talent acquisition and development, team
member training and support, compensation, benefits, and diversity.
He will report to Elise Eberwein, American’s Executive Vice
President – People and Communications. He replaces the airline’s
former Senior Vice President – People, Danielle Kirgan, who has
informed the company of her decision to leave American.
“There is no work more important to American’s future than the
work underway to build a culture that supports our frontline team,
and there’s no better leader at American who embodies the right
skills to lead this work than Patrick,” said Eberwein. “Our mission
at American is simple and starts with serving our frontline
coworkers so that they approach every day with the tools and
training needed to serve our customers and the enthusiasm and
energy to connect with people. Patrick is a team builder who
considers all viewpoints, and he has a proven track record of
leading multi-departmental teams to successfully complete very
complex projects. He has a tremendous heart for the people of
American, is a champion for equality, and shares our goal to create
an environment where caring for our frontline colleagues is part of
every leader’s DNA.”
O’Keeffe began his career at American in the market planning
department and then assumed a number of leadership roles in
numerous departments including sales planning, customer research,
onboard service, and food and beverage. After 16 years of
experience on the commercial side of American, he moved to the IT
team in 2004 with roles in customer technology and revenue and
planning technology. In his most recent role, O’Keeffe was
responsible for an industry-leading integration of the passenger
service system as well as the corporate technology teams for
revenue management, network planning, operations research,
alliances, regionals, human resources, payroll and finance.
Previously, O’Keeffe served as Vice President – Airlines Operations
Technology and Vice President – Business and Operations
Systems.
He holds a Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting
from Limerick University and completed his Master of Business
Administration at Rice University. He and his husband, Frankie,
reside in Dallas. O’Keeffe is an executive sponsor for PRIDE –
American’s Employee Business Resource Group for LGBT team members,
and is the executive sponsor of ADEPT – a program designed to bring
in talented and diverse technologists. He is also active in
community organizations, including the Human Rights Campaign, and
serves on the board of directors for the American Airlines Credit
Union.
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
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