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Issuer:     SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO (LUV)
CIK:        0000092380
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2024-07-09T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0000092380-24-000101
Event type: leadership
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.30
Item codes: 5.02
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Southwest Airlines appoints Rakesh Gangwal to board effective July 7, 2024
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- Rakesh Gangwal, co-founder of IndiGo (India's largest airline), joined Southwest's board effective July 7, 2024.
- Gangwal previously served as CEO of US Airways Group and Worldspan Technologies, and held executive roles at Air France and United Airlines.
- Compensation includes $90,000 annual retainer, meeting fees, equity awards (~$170,000), free travel, and retirement plan eligibility.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/92380/000009238024000101/0000092380-24-000101-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/92380/000009238024000101/luv-20240707.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000092380-24-000101

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