---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000092380-24-000058"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "LUV"
cik: "0000092380"
company_name: "SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO"
filed_at: "2024-05-01T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-03T03:47:06.043505+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.6
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Southwest Airlines leadership changes: Shaw to Advisor, Van Eaton and Novota promoted

## Summary
- Mark Shaw resigns as EVP & Chief Legal & Regulatory Officer and Corporate Secretary effective June 1, 2024; becomes Executive Advisor.
- Jason Van Eaton promoted to EVP, Chief Regulatory & Corporate Affairs Officer effective June 1, overseeing multiple departments including Legal and Governmental Affairs.
- Jeff Novota promoted to VP General Counsel & Corporate Secretary effective June 1, leading the Legal Department and advising Senior Management and Board.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000092380-24-000058
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: LUV
- cik: 0000092380
- company_name: SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO
- filed_at: 2024-05-01T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.6
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/92380/000009238024000058/0000092380-24-000058-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/92380/000009238024000058/luv-20240426.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000092380-24-000058
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000092380-24-000058.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000092380-24-000058.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Mark R. Shaw resigned as Executive Vice President & Chief Legal & Regulatory Officer and Corporate Secretary at SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO.
  - Action: resigned
  - Role: Executive Vice President & Chief Legal & Regulatory Officer and Corporate Secretary
  source text: On April 26, 2024, Mark R. Shaw, Executive Vice President & Chief Legal & Regulatory Officer and Corporate Secretary of Southwest Airlines Co. (the "Company"), submitted his resignation from his positions of Executive Vice President & Chief Legal & Regulatory Officer and Corporate Secretary, effective June 1, 2024.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/92380/000009238024000058/0000092380-24-000058-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.