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10 United Airlines finance leaders
These ten current and former United Airlines finance leaders include finance vice presidents, managing directors for finance, treasury, commercial FP&A and EMEAI finance and accounting, and FP&A and corporate finance directors. A reader can learn how an airline plans, forecasts and manages finance across network, commercial, technology and international operations.
Professionals to explore
01—10Anna Thomsen
LinkedInExperience: Managing Director - Commercial Financial Planning & Analysis · United Airlines
Managing Director - Commercial Financial Planning & Analysis at United Airlines since 2023. Other United roles listed include Director - Central Financial Planning & Analysis (2020–2023), Senior Manager - Commercial Finance (2020) and Senior Manager - Loyalty Finance (2018–2020).
Fergal O'Connor
LinkedInExperience: Managing Director EMEAI Finance & Accounting United Airlines Inc · United Airlines
Managing Director EMEAI Finance & Accounting United Airlines Inc at United Airlines since 2011; the profile says the role leads the finance and accounting function, revenue management and payments risk management across 50+ countries. Former Finance Director Transatlantic (2005–2011) and Senior Finance Manager Northern Europe (2000–2005) at Continental Airlines.
Jack Thesing
LinkedInExperience: Director, FP&A · United Airlines
Director, FP&A at United Airlines since 2022; the profile headline reads Managing Director, FP&A. Other United roles listed include Senior Manager - Central Financial Planning, FP&A (2021–2022), Manager - Central Financial Planning, FP&A (2020) and Lead Analyst, Network Analysis FP&A (2018–2019).
Jesse Mara
LinkedInExperience: Director of Financial Planning and Analysis · United Airlines
Former Director of Financial Planning and Analysis at United Airlines (2022–2025), and Director of Tech Ops Resource Planning at United since 2025. Other United roles listed include Senior Manager - Financial Planning & Analysis (2021–2022) and Senior Manager - Passenger Revenue Accounting Analytics (2020–2021).
Jonathan Ireland
LinkedInExperience: Senior Vice President of Finance · United Airlines
Senior Vice President of Finance at United Airlines since 2022, a role the profile lists at President/Vice President level in the Finance & Accounting department, based in the Greater Chicago Area. The listing shows no other roles, and the profile's skill tags include analysis, CFO, commercial and finance.
Katie Chew
LinkedInExperience: Managing Director - Treasury Operations · United Airlines
Managing Director - Treasury Operations at United Airlines since 2022. Other United roles listed include Director - Corporate Finance (2020–2022), Director - FP&A, Commercial Finance (2019–2020) and Director - FP&A, United Express (2018–2019); the profile also lists membership in Women Leading Travel since 2023.
Michael Dingboom
LinkedInExperience: VP - Finance, Office of the President · United Airlines
Former VP - Finance, Office of the President at United Airlines (1996–2010), a role the listing places at President/Vice President level; the profile headline notes retirement from it. Former Director - Cost And Economic Analysis at Chicago & Northwestern Railroad (1979–1995).
Ruben Barocio
LinkedInExperience: Director Financial Planning and Analysis - Network · United Airlines
Former Director Financial Planning and Analysis - Digital Technology (2019–2020) and Director Financial Planning and Analysis - Network (2016–2019) at United Airlines. Also former Director System Operations Control Center Operational Analysis at United (2011–2014) and Director of Financial Planning and Analysis - Operations at Continental Airlines (2008–2011).
Thomas Hewitt
LinkedInExperience: Director Corporate Finance · United Airlines
Director Corporate Finance at United Airlines since 2023. Other United roles listed include Senior Manager Corporate Finance (2020–2023), Senior Manager Financial Planning Analysis (2019–2020), Senior Manager, FP&A UACC (2017–2019) and Senior Financial Analyst (2013–2017).
Tim Burfield
LinkedInExperience: Managing Director Finance · United Airlines
Managing Director Finance at United Airlines since 2024, after serving as Director - Finance (2022–2024) and Senior Manager - Finance (2020–2022). The profile describes a former military officer and MBA graduate with budgeting experience up to a $3B budget; other United roles include Lead Analyst - Inflight Finance (2019–2020).
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Match the person's area to your question: commercial and network FP&A leaders suit questions about revenue and capacity planning, while treasury, corporate finance and regional finance and accounting leaders suit questions about cash, capital and controls. Check whether the United role is current or past before asking about recent practices.
Questions to take into the conversation
- 01How does an airline build a financial plan that links network capacity decisions to revenue and cost forecasts?
- 02What should treasury prioritize when managing liquidity for a business exposed to fuel prices and demand shocks?
- 03How do you run finance and accounting across dozens of countries with different tax and payment rules?
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