---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001683168-22-002855"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "DAL"
cik: "0000027904"
company_name: "DELTA AIR LINES, INC."
filed_at: "2022-04-21T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-26T05:51:27.028303+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.35
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.35
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Delta Air Lines elects Leslie D. Hale and Greg Creed to Board of Directors

## Summary
- Leslie D. Hale is CEO of RLJ Lodging Trust; Greg Creed is former CEO of YUM! Brands.
- Election effective April 21, 2022; both will serve on standard non-employee director compensation.
- Hale appointed to Finance and Safety & Security Committees; Creed to Audit and Personnel & Compensation Committees.
- Creed also serves on boards of Whirlpool and Aramark; Hale serves on Macy's board.
- Board Chairman Frank Blake cited their leadership and industry experience as adding value.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001683168-22-002855
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: DAL
- cik: 0000027904
- company_name: DELTA AIR LINES, INC.
- filed_at: 2022-04-21T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.35
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.35
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/27904/000168316822002855/0001683168-22-002855-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/27904/000168316822002855/delta_8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001683168-22-002855
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001683168-22-002855.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001683168-22-002855.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Leslie D. Hale was elected as Director at DELTA AIR LINES, INC..
  - Action: elected
  - Role: Director
  source text: elected Leslie D. Hale and Greg Creed to Delta’s Board of Directors.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/27904/000168316822002855/0001683168-22-002855-index.htm
- Executive change
  Greg Creed was elected as Director at DELTA AIR LINES, INC..
  - Action: elected
  - Role: Director
  source text: elected Leslie D. Hale and Greg Creed to Delta’s Board of Directors.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/27904/000168316822002855/0001683168-22-002855-index.htm

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