CHICAGO, May 27, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- United Airlines
Holdings, Inc. (UAL) today announced that Edward "Ted" Philip will
assume the role of non-executive chairman of the board of
directors. Philip has served as a United board member since 2016,
and as lead director since May 2020.
Philip brings nearly three decades of corporate leadership across
several industries.
"Ted's storied career and leadership across the finance,
technology and healthcare sectors have made him an invaluable
member of the United board. His insights and financial expertise
will be critical as we look ahead to United's 'return to new' and
focus on becoming the global leader in aviation," said United CEO
Scott Kirby. "I also want to express
my gratitude to Oscar for his leadership and the groundwork he laid
that enabled United to persevere through the most disruptive crisis
in our history. He will be missed by the entire United team."
Philip succeeds Oscar Munoz, who
has served as executive chairman of the board of directors since
May 2020, when he assumed the role
and committed to serving in it for one year.
Philip previously served as the chief operating officer of
Partners in Health, a global non-profit healthcare organization
providing medical services to people in underserved communities
around the world. Prior to joining Partners in Health, Philip
served as managing general partner at Highland Consumer Fund. He
was also one of the founding members of the internet search
company, Lycos, Inc. During his tenure with Lycos, Philip held the
positions of president, chief operating officer and chief financial
officer at different times. Before joining Lycos, he spent time as
the vice president of finance for The Walt Disney Company and
several years in investment banking.
"I'm honored to be named non-executive chairman of United and am
looking forward to continuing to work with the strongest leadership
team in the industry," Philip said. "I am eager to work with the
United team to deliver value to all of our key stakeholders, and I
thank Oscar for his leadership, especially his tremendous
contributions this past year as executive chairman, and throughout
his successful tenure as CEO."
Philip currently serves on the board of directors of Hasbro,
Inc. and BRP, Inc. Mr. Philip received a Bachelor of Science in
economics and mathematics from Vanderbilt
University and an MBA from Harvard
Business School.
About United
United's shared purpose is "Connecting People. Uniting the
World." For more information, visit united.com, follow @United on
Twitter and Instagram or connect on Facebook. The common stock of
UAL is traded on the Nasdaq under the symbol "UAL".
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