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Southwest Airlines Announces New Vice President Strategy & Change Leadership

Written by thomas · Filed Under Commercial 

August 25, 2008

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DALLAS, TX USA
   
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DALLAS, TX USA
   
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DALLAS, TX USA

DALLAS, Aug. 25 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Southwest Airlines recently
appointed Kathleen Wayton as Vice President Strategy and Change Leadership.
In her new position, Wayton will be responsible for providing executive
leadership and direction for the Company’s Strategy, Change Leadership, and
Portfolio Management Teams.

“Kathleen’s love for developing People, drive for results, her work
ethic, and knack for boiling the complex down into the real “to-dos” has
made her the perfect Leader for this group,” said Bob Jordan, Executive
Vice President Strategy and Planning. “Having worked closely with Kathleen
over the last year as she built our Teams, I know that she will be great in
her new Leadership role.”

Wayton will lead the continued development and implementation of the
Company’s strategic plan. Additionally, she will drive companywide change
and improvement projects; oversee the management of the Company’s portfolio
of investment opportunities; provide project management support; and
support the development of the tools and processes to govern and manage
strategy and project execution.

Wayton joined Southwest in 2004 as a Director in Technology, leading
our Enterprise Data Team. She was then promoted to Senior Director over the
Rapid Rewards and southwest.com Teams in Technology. Last April, she moved
to the Strategic Planning Department as Senior Director.

“I look forward to continuing to work alongside the best Employees in
the industry to provide strategic direction for Southwest Airlines,” Wayton
said. “This is one of the most exciting times in Southwest’s history, and
I’m honored to be a part of it.”

Kathleen grew up in Odessa, Texas, and graduated from the University of
North Texas with a BA in Marketing.

Southwest Airlines (NYSE: LUV), the nation’s largest carrier in terms
of domestic passengers enplaned, currently serves 64 cities in 32 states.
Based in Dallas, Southwest currently operates more than 3,400 flights a day
and has 34,000+ Employees systemwide.

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