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and e-commerce marketing channels and
strategic communications support areas of
strategic importance and qualify her for service
on the Alaska Air Group Board.
J. Kenneth Thompson
Director since 1999
Age–63
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 strategy
planning committee 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 qualify
him for service on the Alaska Air Group Board.
Bradley D. Tilden
Director since 2010
Age–54
Mr. Tilden has been chairman of Alaska Air
Group and of Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air
(subsidiaries of Alaska Air Group) since January
2014. He has served as president of Alaska
Airlines since December 2008. In May 2012,
Mr. Tilden was named president and CEO of
Alaska Air Group and CEO of Alaska Airlines and
Horizon Air. He served as executive vice
president of finance and planning from 2002 to
2008 and as CFO from 2000 to 2008 for Alaska
Airlines and Alaska Air Group, and prior to 2000,
was vice president of finance at Alaska Airlines
and Alaska Air Group. Before joining Alaska
Airlines, Mr. Tilden worked for the accounting
firm PricewaterhouseCoopers. He serves on the
boards of Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air, Airlines
4 America, Pacific Lutheran University, and the
Boy Scouts of America. Mr. Tilden also serves on
and chairs the board of the Washington
Roundtable.
Mr. Tilden’s role as CEO of Alaska Air Group and
its operating subsidiaries, his deep airline
experience, strategic planning skills and financial
expertise qualify him to serve on the Air Group
Board.
Eric K. Yeaman
Director since 2012
Age–47
Mr. Yeaman serves on the Board’s Audit
Committee. He is president and CEO of Hawaiian
Telcom (a telecommunications company serving
the state of Hawaii). Prior to joining Hawaiian
Telcom in June 2008, he was senior executive
vice president and COO of Hawaiian Electric
Company, Inc. (HECO). Mr. Yeaman joined
Hawaiian Electric Industries, Inc. (HEI), HECO’s
parent company, in 2003 as financial vice
president, treasurer and CFO. Prior to joining HEI,
Mr. Yeaman held the positions of chief operating
and financial officer for Kamehameha Schools
from 2000 to 2003. He began his career at
Arthur Andersen LLP in 1989. Mr. Yeaman
serves on the not-for-profit boards of Queen’s
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