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10 United Airlines executives
These ten current and former United Airlines executives have held president, chief officer, executive vice president and senior vice president roles at the airline. Readers can learn how its leaders approach the commercial side, airport operations, cargo, MileagePlus, advertising, finance, flight operations and labor relations.
Professionals to explore
01—10Andrew Nocella
LinkedInExperience: Chief Commercial Officer · United Airlines
Chief Commercial Officer at United Airlines since March 2017, a C-Level role in the Sales department according to his profile. He was Chief Marketing Officer at American Airlines (2013–2017), SVP Marketing and Planning at US Airways (now American Airlines) (2002–2013) and VP Network Planning at America West Airlines (1997–2002).
Brett Hart
LinkedInExperience: President · United Airlines
President of United Airlines since May 2020. His profile describes his work as President across regulatory and government affairs, operations, legal, corporate real estate, environmental sustainability, human and labor relations, communications and global community engagement. At United Airlines he was also EVP, Chief Administrative Officer (2019–2020), EVP, Chief Administrative Officer & General Counsel (2017–2019) and EVP, General Counsel (2012–2017).
Bryan Quigley
LinkedInExperience: Senior Vice President, Flight Operations · United Airlines
Former Senior Vice President, Flight Operations at United Airlines (2019–2023), and Professional Airline Pilot at United Airlines (1995–2023). His profile describes overseeing daily operations of 2500 flights and a fleet of 900+ aircraft and handling a $5B budget as a senior operations executive at United. He was also Vice President and General Manager, San Francisco Hub, San Francisco International Airport (2017–2019).
David Kinzelman
LinkedInExperience: Chief Customer Officer · United Airlines
Chief Customer Officer at United Airlines since October 2024, a C-Level Customer Service role, and Senior Vice President, Airport Operations since 2023. He was Vice President, Global Airport Operations (2020–2023) and Vice President, International Airport Operations (2019–2020) at United Airlines.
Jan Krems
LinkedInExperience: President Cargo · United Airlines
President Cargo at United Airlines since July 2014; his profile headline reads President United Airlines Cargo. He was Vice-President America's at Air France Cargo/KLM Cargo and Martinair Cargo (2010–2014), Vice President America's at KLM Royal Dutch Airlines (2006–2010) and Vice President Worldwide Customer Service at KLM Royal Dutch Airlines (2005–2006).
Jonathan Ireland
LinkedInExperience: Senior Vice President of Finance · United Airlines
Senior Vice President of Finance at United Airlines since September 2022, a Finance & Accounting role his profile lists at the President/Vice President level. The listing shows no other roles for him, so this entry covers his current finance role at the airline.
Kate Gebo
LinkedInExperience: Executive Vice President Human Resources and Labor Relations · United Airlines
Executive Vice President Human Resources and Labor Relations at United Airlines since December 2017. At United Airlines she was also Senior Vice President - Chief Customer Officer (2016–2017) and Vice President, Corporate Real Estate (2009–2015), and her profile lists Vice President, Office of the CEO from 2015 as a current role. Her headline notes board seats at Make A Wish America, P33 Chicago and State Farm.
Maggie Schmerin
LinkedInExperience: Chief Advertising Officer · United Airlines
Chief Advertising Officer at United Airlines since June 2023, a Marketing role her profile lists at the Executive level. At United Airlines she was also Head of Global Advertising and Social Media (2020–2023), Managing Director, Social and Digital Media (2019–2020) and Director, Brand Public Relations Company Spokesperson (2017–2019).
Mike Bonds
LinkedInExperience: EVP Human Resources and Labor Relations · United Airlines
Former EVP Human Resources and Labor Relations at United Airlines, a role his profile dates from 1995 to 2018. Since March 2018 his profile has listed him as Retired - Executive Vice President at United Airlines, in the General Management department, and it shows no other employers.
Richard Nunn
LinkedInExperience: Chief Executive Officer United Airlines MileagePlus & Kinective Media · United Airlines
Chief Executive Officer United Airlines MileagePlus & Kinective Media at United Airlines since April 2023. His profile describes him as a C-suite business executive with expertise across digital media, data, technology and AI. He was Vice President & GM Advertising Technology Platform at Comcast (2018–2023) and Chief Revenue & Operations Officer at Tremor International Ltd. (2014–2018).
Choose the right perspective
Match the executive's function to your question, since commercial, operations and people leaders see different parts of how the airline runs. Check whether each role is current or ended before asking about recent decisions.
Questions to take into the conversation
- 01How does the airline decide which routes, products and customer programs get investment?
- 02What does an operations leader look for when evaluating a new airport, fleet or technology vendor?
- 03How are labor relations and workforce changes handled when the airline changes its operation?
About this directory
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