SEATTLE, June 11, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Alaska
Airlines today announced that Nathaniel
Pieper will join the company Aug.
1 as senior vice president of fleet, finance and alliances.
With more than 20 years in the airline industry, Pieper brings a
wealth of aviation finance and global airline alliance
experience.
Pieper will have a broad scope of responsibilities including the
acquisition and financing of Alaska's mainline and regional aircraft and
oversight of the company's treasury activities.
"Nat's deep experience with aircraft transactions and
well-established relationships in the industry make him perfectly
suited for this role," said Brandon
Pedersen, Alaska's chief
financial officer. "We look forward to him joining our leadership
team."
Pieper will also serve as a senior leader for alliances, with a
dotted line reporting relationship to Executive Vice President and
Chief Commercial Officer Andrew
Harrison. Pieper's long-standing relationships with airlines
around the world will help enhance Alaska's Global Partners program. Alaska has 18 global partners, which allow
guests to earn and redeem Alaska Mileage Plan miles on flights to
more than 900 destinations worldwide.
Prior to joining Alaska, Pieper
worked for 20 years in aircraft, commercial, financial and
strategic roles at Delta Air Lines and Northwest Airlines, most
recently as senior vice president of Europe, Middle
East, Africa and
India, and as senior vice
president of Global Alliances. Pieper and his family will
relocate to Seattle from
Paris.
Pieper holds a bachelor's degree in history from Duke University and a Master of Business
Administration in finance, strategy and transportation management
from Northwestern University's Kellogg
School of Management.
Alaska Airlines and its regional partners fly 46 million guests
a year to more than 115 destinations with an average of 1,200 daily
flights across the United States
and to Mexico, Canada and Costa
Rica. With Alaska and
Alaska Global Partners, guests can earn and redeem miles on flights
to more than 900 destinations worldwide. Alaska Airlines ranked
"Highest in Customer Satisfaction Among Traditional Carriers
in North America" in the J.D. Power North America Airline
Satisfaction Study for 12 consecutive years from 2008 to 2019.
Learn about Alaska's award-winning
service at newsroom.alaskaair.com and blog.alaskaair.com. Alaska
Airlines and Horizon Air are subsidiaries of Alaska Air Group
(NYSE: ALK).
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