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Gary C. Kelly
American business executive (born 1955)
Gary Clayton Kelly (born March 12, 1955) is an American business executive. He is the former chairman and former chief executive officer of Southwest Airlines.
Gary kelly southwest airlines biography
Education
Kelly studied accounting at the University of Texas at Austin.[1]
Career
Prior to his work at Southwest, Kelly worked as an audit manager for Arthur Young & Co.
and a controller for Sterling Software.[2]
Kelly first joined Southwest Airlines in 1986 as a controller. In 1989, Kelly was promoted to chief financial officer and vice president of finance.[3] In 2001, he was promoted to Executive Vice President.
Kelly spent 3 years in this role until he was promoted to become Southwest's fifth CEO and vice chairman in 2004[4] replacing James Parker who succeeded Herb Kelleher in 2001.
Kelly was named chairman of the board of directors of Southwest Airlines on May 21, 2008, replacing co-founderHerb Kelleher.