Southwest Airlines Management

How experienced are the management team and are they aligned to shareholders interests?

2.5yrs

Average management tenure

CEO

Bob Jordan (61 yo)

1.08yrs

Tenure

US$3,049,336

Compensation

Mr. Robert E. Jordan, also known as Bob, has been the Chief Executive Officer and Director of Southwest Airlines Co. since February 01, 2022 and also serves as its President from January 1, 2023. He served...

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has Bob Jordan's remuneration changed compared to Southwest Airlines's earnings?
Date	Total Comp.	Salary	Company Earnings
Dec 31 2022	n/a	n/a	US$539m
Sep 30 2022	n/a	n/a	US$827m
Jun 30 2022	n/a	n/a	US$996m
Mar 31 2022	n/a	n/a	US$587m
Dec 31 2021	US$3m	US$511k	US$977m
Sep 30 2021	n/a	n/a	US$1m
Jun 30 2021	n/a	n/a	-US$2b
Mar 31 2021	n/a	n/a	-US$3b
Dec 31 2020	US$4m	US$440k	-US$3b
Sep 30 2020	n/a	n/a	-US$2b
Jun 30 2020	n/a	n/a	US$163m
Mar 31 2020	n/a	n/a	US$2b
Dec 31 2019	US$3m	US$498k	US$2b
Sep 30 2019	n/a	n/a	US$2b
Jun 30 2019	n/a	n/a	US$2b
Mar 31 2019	n/a	n/a	US$2b
Dec 31 2018	US$3m	US$483k	US$2b
Sep 30 2018	n/a	n/a	US$4b
Jun 30 2018	n/a	n/a	US$3b
Mar 31 2018	n/a	n/a	US$3b
Dec 31 2017	US$3m	US$470k	US$3b
Sep 30 2017	n/a	n/a	US$2b
Jun 30 2017	n/a	n/a	US$2b
Mar 31 2017	n/a	n/a	US$2b
Dec 31 2016	US$3m	US$470k	US$2b

Leadership Team

Name	Position	Tenure	Compensation	Ownership
Gary Kelly	Executive Chairman	19.17yrs	US$5.82m	0.13% $ 24.8m
Robert Jordan	CEO, President & Director	1.08yrs	US$3.05m	0.023% $ 4.2m
Tammy Romo	Executive VP & CFO	10.5yrs	US$3.07m	0.024% $ 4.5m
Andrew Watterson	Chief Operating Officer	0.42yr	US$2.82m	0.0045% $ 826.4k
Thomas Nealon	Strategic Advisor	1.5yrs	US$3.63m	0.018% $ 3.3m
Ray Schuster	Managing Director of Accounting & Financial Reporting	4.33yrs	no data	no data
Thomas Merritt	VP of Technology – Infrastructure & Services and CTO	3.5yrs	no data	no data
Lauren Woods	Senior VP of Technology & Chief Information Officer	0.083yr	no data	no data
Linda Rutherford	Chief Administration & Communications Officer	7.17yrs	no data	0.0040% $ 730.5k
Ryan Martinez	Vice President of Investor Relations	5.5yrs	no data	no data
Mark Shaw	Executive VP	10.08yrs	no data	0.0083% $ 1.5m
Dave Harvey	VP & Chief Sales Officer	0.17yr	no data	no data

2.5yrs

Average Tenure

60yo

Average Age

Board Members

Name	Position	Tenure	Compensation	Ownership
Gary Kelly	Executive Chairman	19.17yrs	US$5.82m	0.13% $ 24.8m
Robert Jordan	CEO, President & Director	1.08yrs	US$3.05m	0.023% $ 4.2m
John Denison	Independent Director	14.33yrs	US$296.29k	0.011% $ 2.0m
Ron Ricks	Independent Vice Chairman	7.67yrs	US$289.94k	0.033% $ 6.0m
David Biegler	Independent Director	16.83yrs	US$298.18k	0.011% $ 2.0m
Douglas Brooks	Independent Director	13.17yrs	US$262.42k	0.011% $ 2.0m
J. Biggins	Independent Director	11.58yrs	US$267.01k	0.0092% $ 1.7m
John Montford	Independent Director	21.17yrs	US$302.06k	0.0032% $ 599.5k
William Cunningham	Independent Lead Director	23.17yrs	US$313.87k	0.015% $ 2.7m
Nancy Loeffler	Independent Director	20yrs	US$261.92k	0.0091% $ 1.7m
David Hess	Independent Director	1.33yrs	US$10.25k	0.00065% $ 119.9k
Thomas Gilligan	Independent Director	7.5yrs	US$268.16k	0.0020% $ 368.9k

13.8yrs

Average Tenure

73.5yo