Frontier Airlines 2010 Annual Report Download - page 13

Executive Officers of the Company
The following table sets forth information regarding our current executive officers, directors and key employees as of December 31,
2010:
Name Age Position
Bryan K. Bedford 49 Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer
Robert H. Cooper 51 Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Secretary
Wayne C. Heller 52 Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer
Lawrence J. Cohen 55 Director
Douglas J. Lambert 53 Director
Mark L. Plaumann 55 Director
Richard P. Schifter 58 Director
Neal S. Cohen 50 Director
David N. Siegel 49 Director
Bryan K. Bedford joined us in July 1999 as our President and Chief Executive Officer and a member of our board of directors and
became chairman of the board in August 2001. From July 1995 through July 1999, Mr. Bedford was the president and chief executive officer
and a director of Mesaba Holdings, Inc., a publicly-owned regional airline. He has over 22 years of experience in the regional airline industry,
and was named regional airline executive of the year in 1998 by Commuter and Regional Airline News and again in 2005 by Regional
Airline World magazine. Mr. Bedford is a licensed pilot and a certified public accountant. He also served as the 1998 Chairman of the
Regional Airline Association (RAA), and remains on the Board of Directors of the RAA.
Robert H. Cooper joined us in August 1999 as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. In February 2002, he became executive
vice president, chief financial officer, treasurer and secretary and assumed responsibility for all purchasing and material control. He was
previously employed with Mesaba Holdings, Inc. from September 1995 through August 1999 as its vice president, chief financial officer and
treasurer. Mr. Cooper is a certified public accountant. He has over 17 years experience in the regional airline industry. He has responsibility
for financial accounting, treasury, public reporting, investor relations, human resources, information technology, purchasing and material
control. On November 2, 2010, the Company announced the retirement of Mr. Cooper. Mr. Cooper’ s term of employment is expected to
continue until April 1, 2011.
Wayne C. Heller joined us in August 1999 as Vice President—Flight Operations with responsibility for flight crew supervision,
system control, flight safety and flight quality standards. In February 2002, he became Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
of Chautauqua, and assumed responsibility for all aircraft maintenance, records and engineering. From April 1996 until August 1999 he was
employed by Mesaba Airlines, Inc., as its Director of System Operations Control. He is a licensed pilot and a licensed dispatcher and has over
29 years of regional airline experience in operations.
Lawrence J. Cohen has been a director since June 2002. He is the owner and Chairman of Pembroke Companies, Inc., an investment
and management firm that he founded in 1991. The firm makes investments in and provides strategic management services to real estate and
specialty finance related companies. From 1989 to 1991, Mr. Cohen worked at Bear Stearns & Co. where he attained the position of
Managing Director. From 1983 to 1989, Mr. Cohen served as first Vice President in the Real Estate Group of Integrated Resources, Inc. From
1980 to 1983, Mr. Cohen was an associate at the law firm of Proskauer Rose Goetz & Mendelsohn. Mr. Cohen is a member of the bar in both
New York and Florida.
Douglas J. Lambert has been a director since August 2001. He is presently a Managing Director in the North American Commercial
Restructuring practice group of Alvarez and Marsal, Inc. Mr. Lambert was a Senior Vice President of Wexford Capital LLC. From 1983 to
1994, Mr. Lambert held various financial positions with Integrated Resources, Inc.'s Equipment Leasing Group, including Treasurer and
Chief Financial Officer. He is a certified public accountant.
Mark L. Plaumann has been a director since June 2002. He is presently a Managing-Member of Greyhawke Capital Advisors LLC,
which he co-founded in 1998. From 1995 to 1998, Mr. Plaumann was a Senior Vice President of Wexford Capital LLC. From 1990 to 1995,
Mr. Plaumann was employed by Alvarez & Marsal, Inc. as a Managing Director. From 1985 to 1990, Mr. Plaumann worked for American
Healthcare Management, Inc., where he attained the position of President. From 1974 to 1985, Mr. Plaumann worked in both the audit and