SOUTHWEST AIRLINES (LUV)
Sector: Industrials
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Sector: Industrials
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Director information for LUV
| Ticker | Position | Age | Qualifications and Experience | Committee Memberships | Filing Year |
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| LUV | Former Chief Information & Technology Officer of NCR Atleos Corporation; Director | 60 | ["Airline / Aerospace", "Government Affairs", "Human Capital", "Logistics / Operations", "Marketing/ Brand Management", "Risk Management", "Technology", "Executive Vice President and Chief Information & Technology Officer, NCR Atleos Corporation", "Chief Information Officer, NCR Corporation", "President of Cloud Collaboration and Enterprise Collaboration, Intrado Corporation", "Global Chief Information Officer, Total System Services, Inc.", "Chief Information Officer, The Brink\u2019s Company", "Various technology executive positions, Bank of America Corporation", "Captain, United States Air Force", "Finance & Accounting", "Govt Affairs", "Environmental/Sustainability", "Logistics/Operations"] | ["Nominating and Corporate Governance", "Safety and Operations", "Compensation", "Nominating & Corporate Governance"] | 2026 |
Companies shown below are based on exact name match for the selected Director
| Ticker | Position | Age | Qualifications and Experience | Committee Memberships | Filing Year |
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| GPN | Former Chief Information and Technology Officer, NCR Atleos; Independent Director | 59 | ["Extensive experience leading payments and financial services companies as a former executive at NCR Atleos, NCR Corporation, Total System Services (TSYS) and Bank of America.","Deep knowledge and understanding of payment processing and its position within financial services and consumer commerce.","Experience identifying and managing technology and security risks.","Wealth of experience and knowledge in cybersecurity and information security, including global risk management.","Former EVP, Chief Information and Technology Officer at NCR Alteos Corporation.","Former Chief Information Officer of NCR Corporation.","Former President of Cloud Collaboration and Enterprise Collaboration at Intrado Corporation.","Former Global Chief Information Officer at Total System Services (TSYS).","Held senior technology leadership roles at Bank of America and served as CIO of The Brink’s Company."] | ["Audit","Integration"] | 2026 |
| ROK | Chief Information and Technology Officer | 58 | ["Technology & Innovation", "Industry/Operations/Manufacturing", "Risk & Governance", "Global Business", "CEO/Executive Leadership", "Strategic leadership", "Business financial oversight", "Technical skills", "Cybersecurity expertise", "Audit and control", "Compliance", "Human capital management"] | ["Technology Committee", "Compensation and Talent Management", "Technology", "Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee", "Safety and Operations Committee"] | 2024 |
| TCBI | Member | [] | ["Audit Committee"] | 2020 |
Biography sourced from the proxy statement filing.
Age: 60 | Independent Director
Director since: 2024
Principal Occupation: Former Chief Information & Technology Officer of NCR Atleos Corporation
Board Committees: Nominating and Corporate Governance, Safety and Operations
Skills and Qualifications: Airline/Aerospace, Government Affairs, Human Capital, Logistics/Operations, Marketing/Brand Management, Risk Management, Technology
Expertise Relevant to Southwest Airlines Business and Strategy:
Experience implementing new technology initiatives, including generative AI solutions, with a track record of developing modernization plans and overseeing IT transformations at large, complex financial services and transportation/logistics companies. Ms. Watson served as Chief Information Officer at NCR Corporation, a commerce technology solutions company, as NCR Corporation completed a spin-off transaction into two independent, publicly traded companies. Ms. Watson then served as EVP and Chief Information and Technology Officer at NCR Atleos Corporation, a financial services company, focused on manufacturing, technology and servicing/logistics for the world's largest independent ATM network and over 600,000 ATM's for financial institutions. Ms Watson had responsibility for defining the technology strategy for all aspects of technology from cybersecurity, data and analytics, infrastructure operations, corporate systems, and product software engineering.
Strong cybersecurity and risk management knowledge. Ms. Watson brings a wealth of knowledge in technology-related risk management and cybersecurity oversight to our Board, as companies experience heightened legislative and regulatory focus on cybersecurity and Southwest continues to invest in technology infrastructure and cybersecurity.
Accomplished logistics and aircraft background. Prior to her corporate career, Ms. Watson served in the U.S. Air Force where she served in various roles, including as a contracting and acquisition officer, delivering aircraft technology systems, Flight Commander, and as a director of operations.
Business Experience:
Executive Vice President and Chief Information & Technology Officer, NCR Atleos Corporation (2023-2024)
Chief Information Officer, NCR Corporation (2022-2023)
President of Cloud Collaboration and Enterprise Collaboration, Intrado Corporation, a telecommunications company (2020-2022)
Global Chief Information Officer, Total System Services, Inc. (2015-2019)
Chief Information Officer, The Brink's Company (2013-2015)
Various technology executive positions, Bank of America Corporation (1998-2013)
Captain, United States Air Force (1989-1998)
Other Public Company Board Experience:
Global Payments Inc. (2025-present)
Rockwell Automation, Inc. (2017-present)
Texas Capital Bank, Inc. (2016-2020)
Other Professional Memberships:
Board of Directors, USAA Federal Savings Bank (2020-2023)