secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     SKYWEST INC (SKYW)
CIK:        0000793733
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2024-03-25T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001558370-24-003851
Event type: leadership
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.50
Item codes: 5.02
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

SkyWest founder Jerry Atkin to retire as Board Chair at 2024 annual meeting; James L. Welch appointed successor
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- Jerry Atkin, 75, retires as director and Board Chair effective at 2024 Annual Meeting per corporate governance age limit.
- Atkin joined SkyWest in 1974, served as CEO 1975–2015, and Board Chair since 1991.
- Board appoints current Lead Independent Director James L. Welch as new Board Chair effective same date.
- Atkin's retirement not due to any disagreement with the company.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/793733/000155837024003851/0001558370-24-003851-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/793733/000155837024003851/skyw-20240322x8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001558370-24-003851

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