David Neeleman
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David G. Neeleman (born 1959?) founder and CEO JetBlue airlines.
He did his Mormon missionary work in the slums of Rio de Janeiro, attended University of Utah in Utah, was co-founder of charter airline Morris Air (with June Morris, which was later bought by Southwest Airlines for $130 million in 1993). Lived in New York (circa 2003)
Co-founded WestJet in 1996 and was concurrently the Chief Executive Officer of Open Skies, (a touch screen airline reservation and check-in systems company, acquired by the Hewlett Packard in 1999), From 1988 to 1994, he was President Morris Air Corporation, a low-fare airline that was acquired by Southwest Airlines. For a brief period, Executive Planning Committee at Southwest Airlines. From 1984 to 1988, Mr. Neeleman was an Executive Vice President of Morris Air. 2002 Salary: $200,000; Bonus: $90,000
"David lives with his wife Vicki and their nine children in New Canaan, Connecticut." [1] (http://www.tbr.org/about/neeleman.htm)
External links
- Forbes: Person Tearsheet (http://www.forbes.com/finance/mktguideapps/personinfo/FromPersonIdPersonTearsheet.jhtml?passedPersonId=273291)
- Flying High: How JetBlue Founder and CEO David Neeleman Beats the Competition (http://www.wiley.com/WileyCDA/WileyTitle/productCd-0471655449.html) (Book listing at John Wiley & Sons)
- Travel+Leisure: 10 Questions (http://www.travelandleisure.com/invoke.cfm?ObjectID=1E0814B9-CC7A-11D5-82770002B3309983) (has picture)
- Anecdotage "furry slippers" (http://www.anecdotage.com/index.php?aid=16046)
- Letter to Customers regarding customer privacy (http://www.webprowire.com/summaries/585761.html) (Relating to sharing customer profile information with the TSA).