10 American Airlines executives
Operations titles belong to four of these current American Airlines executives: the Chief Operating Officer and the senior vice presidents for flight operations and the IOC, technical operations and airport operations. The rest are chief officers for commercial, customer, marketing, digital and information, and procurement and supply chain, plus the corporate controller, a mix suited to airlines weighing reliability against cost and vendors selling into its operations or IT.
Professionals to explore
Angie Owens
LinkedInExperience: SVP & Corporate Controller · American Airlines
Corporate accounting runs through Angie Owens's American Airlines titles: SVP & Corporate Controller since 2023, VP & Controller since 2019, Managing Director, Corporate Accounting (1997-2002) and Corporate Accounting Manager (1992-1996). From 2007 to 2018 Angie was CEO of American Airlines Federal Credit Union, and the accounting record suits questions on airline financial reporting and controls.
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Caroline Clayton
LinkedInExperience: SVP Communications and Chief Marketing Officer · American Airlines
Communications and marketing have gone together in Caroline Clayton's American Airlines titles: SVP Communications and Chief Marketing Officer since 2025, Vice President of Communications and Marketing (2022-2025), Vice President of Corporate Communications (2021-2022) and Managing Director, Global Communications (2016-2021). That record fits questions on airline brand, marketing and corporate communications.
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Dan Bartel
LinkedInExperience: Chief Procurement and Supply Chain Officer · American Airlines
Two current American Airlines titles belong to Dan Bartel, Chief Procurement and Supply Chain Officer (since 2026) and SVP & Chief Procurement Officer (since 2024), after Chief Procurement Officer at Schneider Electric (2019-2024). Group SVP, Head of Procurement & Logistics Chief Procurement Officer at ABB (2017-2019) adds a third company where Dan held the CPO title.
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David Seymour
LinkedInExperience: Chief Operating Officer · American Airlines
David Seymour has been Chief Operating Officer at American Airlines since 2020, a C-level role, after Senior Vice President Operations (2019-2020). Senior Vice President Integrated Operations (2016-2019) and Technical Operations (2013-2016) at American and Senior Vice President Operations at US Airways (now American Airlines) (2012-2013) make David the one to ask about the operation as a whole.
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Ganesh Jayaram
LinkedInExperience: Chief Digital and Information Officer · American Airlines
Chief Digital and Information Officer at American Airlines since 2022, Ganesh Jayaram came to the role after Chief Information Officer at John Deere (2022). Vice President, Information Technology (2016-2022) and a sales and marketing VP role for the Ag & Turf Equipment Division in Asia & Sub Saharan Africa (2012-2015) at John Deere give Ganesh a view of digital and IT from John Deere as well.
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Heather Garboden
LinkedInExperience: Senior Vice President and Chief Customer Officer · American Airlines
Heather Garboden has been Senior Vice President and Chief Customer Officer at American Airlines since 2025, after Senior Vice President American Eagle & Cargo (2023-2025). Vice President FP&A and Corporate Development (2020-2023) and Vice President of Financial Planning & Analysis (2016-2018) at American, and a finance background that includes M&A and multi-billion dollar contracts, suit questions on the cost side of customer experience.
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JonCarlo Gulbranson
LinkedInExperience: Senior Vice President - Flight Operations and IOC · American Airlines
Flight operations and the IOC sit in JonCarlo Gulbranson's title, Senior Vice President - Flight Operations and IOC at American Airlines since 2022, after Senior Vice President - Airport Operations (2021-2022). Vice President titles for Ops Control Center and Operations Planning (2020-2021), Operations Planning and Performance (2019-2020) and Global Reservations (2017-2019) fit questions on operations control and operations planning.
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Julie Rath
LinkedInExperience: Senior Vice President, Airport Operations · American Airlines
Since 2022 Julie Rath has been Senior Vice President, Airport Operations at American Airlines, and held Vice President, Customer Experience titles covering AAdvantage, Digital, Marketing and Product Development (2022), Reservations (2020-2021) and Innovation and Delivery (2018-2020). Managing Director, Customer Experience, Customer Service Recovery (2016-2018) adds service recovery for airport and customer questions.
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Kevin Brickner
LinkedInExperience: Senior Vice President - Technical Operations · American Airlines
Senior Vice President - Technical Operations at American Airlines since 2019, Kevin Brickner held Vice President titles there in Safety and Operations Integration (2017-2019), Operations Integration (2015-2017) and Technical Operations Integration (2013-2015), and was Vice President - Technical Services at US Airways (now American Airlines) (2009-2013). Kevin suits technical operations and operations integration questions.
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Nathaniel Pieper
LinkedInExperience: Former Chief Commercial Officer · American Airlines
Nathaniel Pieper became Chief Commercial Officer at American Airlines in 2025 after serving as CEO of the oneworld Alliance (2024-2025), where Nat led oneworld through its 25th anniversary year. Senior Vice President -- Fleet, Finance & Alliances and Treasurer at Alaska Airlines (2019-2024) and Senior Vice President, Global Alliances at Delta Air Lines (2017-2018) fit alliance and fleet questions.
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Choose the right perspective
Operational reliability questions belong with David Seymour, JonCarlo Gulbranson, Kevin Brickner or Julie Rath. Nathaniel Pieper fits network, alliance and commercial strategy, Heather Garboden and Caroline Clayton fit customer experience and marketing, Ganesh Jayaram fits technology, Dan Bartel fits procurement and supply chain, and Angie Owens fits accounting and controls.
Questions to take into the conversation
- 01How does an airline's operations control center decide when to cancel or delay flights to protect the rest of the schedule?
- 02How should an airline split customer experience spending between airports, onboard service, the loyalty program and digital channels?
- 03How does airline procurement plan supply chain for aircraft maintenance parts when technical operations and finance both have a say?
About this directory
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