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PROPOSALS TO BE VOTED ON
the state of Alaska’s oil reserves. He was a
director of Sealaska Corporation (Juneau,
Alaska) from 1972 to 1988, chair from
1976 to 1983, and CEO from 1982 to
1992. He owns Mallott Enterprises
(personal investments) and is a director of
Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air (subsidiaries
of Alaska Air Group), a director and member
of the audit committee of Sealaska
Corporation, and a director and member of
the audit committee of Yak-Tat Kwaan, Inc.
Mr. Mallott’s leadership and extensive
knowledge of the Native Alaskan people and
their culture and his experience with
governmental affairs uniquely qualify him for
his role on the Alaska Air Group Board.
Helvi K. Sandvik
Director since 2013
Age – 56
Ms. Sandvik was appointed
to the Alaska Air Group
Board in November 2013
and was appointed to the
Board’s Safety Committee
in February 2014. Since
1995, Ms. Sandvik has
been president of NANA Development
Corporation, a diversified business engaged
in government contracting, oilfield and mining
support, professional management services,
and engineering and construction. She also
serves on the not-for-profit board of the Native
American Contractors Association and as
trustee for the Robert Aqqaluk Newlin Trust.
She was director of the Federal Reserve Bank
of San Francisco, Seattle Branch from 2004
to 2009 and served as its chair from 2008 to
2009. Ms. Sandvik also serves as a director
of Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air
(subsidiaries of Alaska Air Group). Ms.
Sandvik’s business leadership experience
and her intimate knowledge of the Native
culture in the state of Alaska specially qualify
her to serve on the Alaska Air Group Board.
J. Kenneth Thompson
Director since 1999
Age – 62
Mr. Thompson is chair of
the Board’s Compensation
and Leadership
Development Committee
and also serves on the
Safety Committee. Since
2000, 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). From 1998 to 2000,
Mr. Thompson served as executive vice
president of ARCO’s Asia Pacific oil and gas
operating companies in Alaska, California,
Indonesia, China and Singapore. Prior to that,
he was president of ARCO Alaska, Inc., the
parent company’s oil and gas producing
division based in Anchorage, Alaska. He
currently serves on the boards of Alaska
Airlines and Horizon Air (subsidiaries of
Alaska Air Group), Pioneer Natural Resources
Company, Tetra Tech, Inc., and Coeur Mining
Corporation, as well as on the non-profit
board of Provision Ministry Group.
Mr. Thompson chairs the environmental,
health, safety and social responsibility
committee and serves on the governance and
nominating and the audit committees of
Coeur Mining Corporation. At Tetra Tech,
Mr. Thompson serves on the audit, the
governance and nominating, and the strategy
planning committees and chairs the
compensation committee. At Pioneer Natural
Resources, he serves on the governance and
nominating, compensation and hydrocarbon
reserves committees and chairs the health,
safety and environmental committee.
Mr. Thompson’s business leadership and his
breadth of experience in planning, operations,
engineering, and safety/regulatory issues
eminently qualify him for service on the
Alaska Air Group Board.
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