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Issuer:     SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO (LUV)
CIK:        0000092380
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2024-09-26T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0000092380-24-000122
Event type: leadership
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.65
Item codes: 5.02, 7.01, 8.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Southwest Airlines appoints Robert Fornaro to board; six director retirements set for Nov
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- Robert Fornaro, former CEO of AirTran and Spirit Airlines, appointed to board effective Sept. 26, 2024.
- Board size increased to 16 for Fornaro's appointment; will decrease to 10 after Nov 2024 retirements and to 9 after 2025 annual meeting.
- Board refreshment plan includes six previously announced resignations in Nov 2024 and Executive Chairman Gary Kelly's retirement at 2025 annual meeting.
- Fornaro served as a consultant to Southwest from 2011-2014 and 2020-2024, providing transformation plan insight; not independent under NYSE rules.
- Southwest has added ten new directors over the past three years, including Rakesh Gangwal and Lisa Atherton.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/92380/000009238024000122/0000092380-24-000122-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/92380/000009238024000122/luv-20240926.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000092380-24-000122

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