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people and his experience with
governmental affairs qualifies him for his
role on the Board.
J. Kenneth Thompson
Director since 1999
Age – 58
Mr. Thompson serves on the Board’s
governance and nominating committee and
is chair of the Board’s safety committee.
Since 1999, Mr. Thompson has been
president and CEO of Pacific Star Energy
LLC, a private energy investment company in
Alaska, with partial ownership in the oil
exploration firm Alaska Venture Capital
Group (AVCG LLC) where he serves as the
managing director. Mr. Thompson served as
executive vice president of ARCO’s Asia
Pacific oil and gas operating companies in
Alaska, California, Indonesia, China and
Singapore from 1998 to 2000. Prior to that,
he was president of ARCO Alaska, Inc., the
parent company’s oil and gas producing
division based in Anchorage, Alaska. He
also serves on the boards of Horizon Air,
Tetra Tech, and Coeur d’Alene Mines
Corporation, and serves on a number of
community service organizations.
Mr. Thompson also serves on the
governance/nominating and audit
committees of Coeur D’Alene Mines
Corporation and chairs its compensation
committee. At Tetra Tech, Inc.,
Mr. Thompson serves on the governance/
nominating, compensation and strategy
planning committees. Mr. Thompson’s
planning, operations and safety/regulatory
experience specially qualifies him for his
Alaska Air Group Board service.
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NINE NOMINEES NAMED ABOVE AS DIRECTORS.
UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED ON YOUR PROXY, THE SHARES WILL BE VOTED FOR THE
ELECTION OF THESE NINE NOMINEES AS DIRECTORS.
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