secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     ALASKA AIR GROUP, INC. (ALK)
CIK:        0000766421
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-06-03T16:00:43+00:00
Accession:  0000766421-26-000029
Event type: leadership
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.45
Item codes: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Alaska Air Group appoints former T-Mobile CEO Mike Sievert to board
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- G. Michael Sievert appointed to board effective June 1, 2026; board expanded from 10 to 11 seats.
- Sievert is former CEO of T-Mobile, where market value grew from ~$60B to ~$260B during his tenure.
- He qualifies as independent and will serve on Safety and Innovation Committees and airline subsidiary boards.
- Sievert received prorated annual cash retainer of $85,320 and grant of ALK shares valued at $189,590.
- Sievert also serves on Starbucks board and is a licensed pilot with deep Seattle ties.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/766421/000076642126000029/0000766421-26-000029-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/766421/000076642126000029/alk-20260603.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000766421-26-000029

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