Continental Airlines Announces Election of Laurence E. Simmons to Board of Directors
November 13 2009 - 12:00PM
PR Newswire (US)
HOUSTON, Nov. 13 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Continental Airlines
(NYSE: CAL) today announced that Laurence E. "L.E." Simmons,
president of SCF Partners, has been elected to the airline's board
of directors. Simmons founded SCF Partners in 1989 and for nearly
two decades has overseen the investment of more than $1 billion to
build successful energy service and equipment companies. He
previously was co-founder and partner of Simmons & Company
International. "We are fortunate to have L.E. join our board," said
Larry Kellner, Continental's chairman and chief executive officer.
"His financial expertise and knowledge of the energy markets will
be of great value to our company." "I am pleased to join Larry and
the other board members in welcoming L.E. to the Continental board
of directors," said Jeff Smisek, president and chief operating
officer, and chairman and chief executive officer elect. "We look
forward to the insights he will bring to our meetings." Simmons
holds an MBA from Harvard University, and attended the London
School of Economics and the University of Utah. He currently serves
on the board of Zions Bancorporation and formerly served on the
board of ExpressJet Holdings, Inc. In addition, Simmons serves on
several civic boards in the Houston area, including Texas
Children's Hospital, where he was chairman, and the Sam Houston
Area Council for the Boy Scouts of America. He is a trustee of Rice
University, serves as chairman of Houston Endowment, Inc., and is
on the boards of The Methodist Hospital Research Institute and The
Kinkaid School. Simmons also is a member of the Visiting Committee
of the Harvard Business School. Continental Airlines is the world's
fifth largest airline. Continental, together with Continental
Express and Continental Connection, has more than 2,400 daily
departures throughout the Americas, Europe and Asia, serving 130
domestic and 132 international destinations. Continental is a
member of Star Alliance, which provides access to more than 900
additional points in 169 countries via 24 other member airlines.
With more than 41,000 employees, Continental has hubs serving New
York, Houston, Cleveland and Guam, and together with its regional
partners, carries approximately 63 million passengers per year.
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