Several Vice Presidents Shuffling Offices At The Two
Airlines
Alaska Air Group announced several leadership changes late last
week at Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air.
Ann Ardizzone, whose career with Alaska
Airlines spans three decades, has been elected vice president of
strategic sourcing and supply chain management for Air Group. She
previously served as Alaska Airlines' vice president of inflight
services. Andy Schneider, senior vice president of people and
customer services at Horizon Air, will assume the role of vice
president of inflight services at Alaska and oversee the carrier's
2,700 flight attendants.
"Ann's leadership of our largest work group, her commitment to
Alaska and our customers, and her extensive background in finance
and marketing will help her bring a seasoned perspective to her new
role," Alaska Airlines President Brad Tilden said. "We're also
looking forward to having Andy back at Alaska, where she started
her Air Group career. Andy has directed a wide variety of frontline
employees at both airlines to set a standard of excellence for our
customers."
Stepping into a vice president role leading labor relations at
Alaska Airlines is Shane Tackett, previously managing director of
financial planning and analysis. "Shane's significant involvement
in multiple and successful union negotiations as well as his
collaborative approach to bargaining make him well suited to lead
our labor relations efforts," Tilden said.
Yvonne Daverin, managing director of airframe, engine and
component maintenance at Alaska Airlines, has been elected vice
president of maintenance and engineering at Horizon, where she will
oversee the carrier's fleet of 48 Bombardier Q400 aircraft. "We're
delighted to welcome someone of Yvonne's high caliber to Horizon's
maintenance team," President Glenn Johnson said. "She brings a
wealth of technical knowledge and industry experience to her new
role, along with a leadership style that emphasizes teamwork and is
perfectly suited to our culture."
Ardizzone began her career with Alaska Airlines in 1981 in the
Finance Division, where she held several posts of increasing
responsibility. She became managing director of marketing programs
in 1998, overseeing Mileage Plan (Alaska's award-winning frequent
flier program), its airport club rooms, Customer Care call center,
interactive marketing and alaskaair.com website. Ardizzone moved to
the Inflight Services Division in 2008.
Schneider joined Alaska Airlines' Finance Division in 1989. She
later oversaw inflight services and was staff vice president of
station operations and cargo services when she left Alaska to join
Horizon in 2003. In her most recent role as senior vice president
of people and customer services, Schneider was responsible for
Horizon's largest division, consisting of more than 1,900 employees
in 39 cities covering five states, plus British Columbia and
Alberta, Canada.
Tackett, who has worked at Alaska for more than 10 years,
started as an analyst in the airline's Corporate Real Estate
Division and held several positions of increasing responsibility
involving budgeting, airport lease negotiations, and ground and
facilities equipment maintenance support. In 2006, Tackett became
director (and later managing director) of financial planning and
analysis, leading the budget process across the airline and
analysis support for projects from non-aircraft capital investments
to fleet decisions.
Daverin joined Alaska Airlines in 2005 as managing director of
maintenance planning and material control after spending more than
two decades in commercial aviation. She oversaw maintenance
operations at Virgin America and previously held a range of
leadership positions at United Airlines, including general manager
of component and engine vendor maintenance, general manager of
United's Oakland Maintenance Center, director of quality assurance,
and manager of 737, 747 and 757/767 fleet engineering.