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Structure of the Board of Directors
In accordance with the Delaware General
Corporation Law and the Company’s Certificate
of Incorporation and Bylaws, the Company’s
business affairs are managed under the direction
of the Board of Directors. Directors meet their
responsibilities by, among other things,
participating in meetings of the Board and Board
committees on which they serve, discussing
matters with the chairman and CEO and other
executives, reviewing materials provided to them,
and visiting the Company’s facilities.
Pursuant to the Bylaws, the Board of Directors
has established four standing committees, which
are the Audit Committee, the Compensation and
Leadership Development Committee, the
Governance and Nominating Committee, and the
Safety Committee. Only independent directors
serve on these committees. The Board has
adopted a written charter for each committee.
These charters are posted on the Company’s
website, can be accessed free of charge at
www.alaskaair.com and are available in print to
any stockholder who submits a written request to
the Company’s Corporate Secretary at P.O. Box
68947, Seattle, WA 98168.
The table below shows the current members and
chairs of the standing Board committees.
Board Committee Memberships
Name Audit Committee
Compensation and
Leadership
Development
Committee
Governance and
Nominating Committee Safety Committee
Patricia M. Bedient Chair Š
Marion C. Blakey Chair
Phyllis J. Campbell Chair
Dhiren R. Fonseca Š
Jessie J. Knight, Jr. ŠŠ
Dennis F. Madsen ŠŠ
Helvi K. Sandvik Š
Katherine J. Savitt Š
J. Kenneth Thompson Chair Š
Eric K. Yeaman Š
The principal functions of the standing Board
committees are as follows:
Governance and Nominating Committee
Pursuant to its charter, the Governance and
Nominating Committee’s responsibilities
include the following:
1. Develop, monitor and reassess from
time to time the Corporate Governance
Guidelines.
2. Evaluate the size and composition of
the Board.
3. Develop criteria for Board membership.
4. Evaluate the independence of existing
and prospective members of the Board.
5. Seek and evaluate qualified candidates
for election to the Board.
6. Evaluate the nature, structure and
composition of other Board committees.
20 CORPORATE GOVERNANCE