Southwest Airlines Co. (LUV)

63.03 -0.20 (-0.32%) At close: 4:00PM EDT

Southwest Airlines Co.

PO Box 36611
Dallas, TX 75235-1611
United States
214 792 4000
http://www.southwest.com

Sector(s): Industrials
Industry: Airlines
Full Time Employees: 56,500

Key Executives

Name	Title	Pay	Exercised	Year Born
Mr. Gary C. Kelly	Chairman & CEO	N/A	N/A	1955
Mr. Thomas M. Nealon	Pres	1.35M	N/A	1961
Ms. Tammy Romo	Exec. VP & CFO	N/A	N/A	1962
Mr. Michael G. Van de Ven	Chief Operating Officer	N/A	N/A	1962
Mr. Robert E. Jordan	Exec. VP of Corp. Services	N/A	N/A	1961
Mr. Ray Schuster	Managing Director of Accounting & Financial Reporting	N/A	N/A	N/A
Mr. Thomas Merritt	VP of Technology – Infrastructure & Services and CTO	N/A	N/A	N/A
Ms. Kathleen A. Merrill	Sr. VP of Technology & Chief Information Officer	N/A	N/A	1960
Mr. Ryan Martinez	Managing Director of Investor Relations	N/A	N/A	N/A
Mr. Mark R. Shaw	Exec. VP and Chief Legal & Regulatory Officer	N/A	N/A	1963

Amounts are as of December 31, 2019 and compensation values are for the last fiscal year ending on that date. Pay is salary, bonuses, etc. Exercised is the value of options exercised during the fiscal year. Currency in USD.

Description

Southwest Airlines Co. operates as a passenger airline company that provide scheduled air transportation services in the United States and near-international markets. As of December 31, 2020, the company operated a total fleet of 718 Boeing 737 aircrafts; and served 107 destinations in 40 states, the District of Columbia, and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, as well as ten near-international countries, including Mexico, Jamaica, the Bahamas, Aruba, the Dominican Republic, Costa Rica, Belize, Cuba, the Cayman Islands, and Turks and Caicos. Its services also cover destinations in Hilo on Hawaii; Cozumel, Mexico; Steamboat Springs, Colorado; Miami, Florida; Palm Springs, California; and Montrose (Telluride and Crested Butte), Colorado. In addition, the company provides inflight entertainment and connectivity services on Wi-Fi enabled aircrafts; and Rapid Rewards loyalty program that enables program members to earn points for dollars spent on Southwest base fares. In addition, the company provides a suite of digital platforms to support customers' travel needs, including Southwest.com, mobile website, and apps; and SWABIZ, an online booking tool. Further, it offers ancillary services, such as Southwest's EarlyBird Check-In, upgraded boarding, and transportation of pets and unaccompanied minors. The company was founded in 1967 and is headquartered in Dallas, Texas.

Corporate Governance

Southwest Airlines Co.’s ISS Governance QualityScore as of April 1, 2021 is 5. The pillar scores are Audit: 10; Board: 7; Shareholder Rights: 1; Compensation: 6.

Corporate governance scores courtesy of Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS). Scores indicate decile rank relative to index or region. A decile score of 1 indicates lower governance risk, while a 10 indicates higher governance risk.