LAS
VEGAS, Jan. 30, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Allegiant
Travel Company (NASDAQ: ALGT) today announced several key
enhancements to the roles of its executive leadership team. The new
roles for these leaders bring further strategic emphasis to the
areas of planning, finance, revenue, and team-member
engagement.
"I am thrilled to announce several significant changes to our
senior organizational structure," said Greg
Anderson, president, Allegiant Travel Company. "These
enhanced roles have been in motion for some time and reflect the
hard work and successful efforts of key Allegiant leaders in their
respective areas. C-Suite responsibilities for these long-term
executives showcase the leadership depth we have within the
company, and I am confident these changes will serve our
stockholders, customers and team members well. In particular,
I continue to be proud of the strength of Allegiant's bench and our
ability to recruit and develop management talent."
With that, the company has announced the following changes to
its senior leadership effective immediately:
Robert Neal has been named senior
vice president, chief financial officer, assuming the CFO role from
Greg Anderson who will continue to
serve as Allegiant president. In his previous role as senior vice
president -corporate finance, Neal led corporate finance, investor
relations, fleet, procurement, and cash management. Neal is a
worldwide expert in the used aircraft market and has also led the
negotiations with OEM's including our 2021 order from Boeing and
CFM for up to 100 new 737MAX aircraft. Neal has led numerous
capital raise initiatives, including the recent refinancing of
Allegiant's $550 million Term Loan B
debt last August. Neal will be adding the CFO duties in addition to
his continuing oversight of his previous areas of responsibility.
Neal has served in progressive roles with Allegiant since 2007.
Tracy Tulle will serve as senior vice president, chief
experience officer. In her previous role as senior vice president,
flight crew operations, Tulle oversaw the flight operations and
in-flight services departments and is also the chairwoman of the
Customer Experience Leadership Team. She was instrumental in
the development of a partnership program with Spartan Aviation
Group that is expected to introduce prospective pilots to the
substantial benefits of working for Allegiant. In her new
role, Tulle will provide C-Suite focus to continually provide and
improve a positive experience for our customers and team members.
Tulle will also foster a customer-centric internal relationship for
our team members through leadership connection and development
throughout the organization. She joined Allegiant's in-flight
services department in 2012.
Drew Wells, senior vice president
of revenue and network planning, will continue to lead these areas
with the enhancement of his title to chief revenue officer. Wells,
who joined Allegiant in 2011, has been a key architect in network
planning, leading the company's revenue and network teams to
support profitable growth since he assumed a vice president role in
2017. Under his leadership, Allegiant is reaching new highs in
total average fare and unit ancillary air revenue even as the
company continues to grow its network. In addition,
Drew spearheaded the enhancement of the company's scheduling and
capacity planning process to better align revenue
opportunities with operational performance.
Each of these roles will report to Anderson.
Allegiant – Together We Fly™
Las Vegas-based Allegiant
(NASDAQ: ALGT) is an integrated travel company with an airline at
its heart, focused on connecting customers with the people,
places and experiences that matter most. Since
1999, Allegiant Air has linked travelers in
small-to-medium cities to world-class vacation
destinations with all-nonstop flights and industry-low average
fares. Today, Allegiant serves communities across the nation, with
base airfares less than half the cost of the average domestic
roundtrip ticket. For more information, visit us at Allegiant.com.
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