Richard H. Anderson (businessman)

Richard H. Anderson
Born	May 2, 1955 Galveston, Texas
Alma mater	University of Houston–Clear Lake, (B.A.) South Texas College of Law, (J.D.)
Occupation	Chief Executive Officer of Delta Air Lines
Salary	US$725,000[1]
Spouse(s)	Sue Anderson
Children	Katy and Rick

Richard H. Anderson (born 1955) is an American businessman and is the Chief Executive Officer of Delta Air Lines, serving his position since September 1, 2007.^[1][2] Delta operates an extensive domestic and international network serving over 330 destinations in over 60 countries on six continents.

Prior to his role as Chief Executive of Delta, Anderson has served in previous executive positions as CEO of Northwest Airlines from 2001 to 2004, which would later merge with Delta and Executive Vice President of United Healthcare from 2004-2007.^[3][4]

On February 3, 2016, Delta Air Lines announced Anderson would retire as CEO effective May 2, 2016 and assume position as Executive Chairman of the Delta Air Lines board of directors.^[5]

References

1. "Richard H. Anderson". Bloomberg Businessweek. Retrieved August 14, 2014.
2. "RICHARD ANDERSON". Delta.com. Delta Air Lines. Retrieved August 14, 2014.
3. "BIO BOX: RICHARD ANDERSON, CEO OF DELTA AIR LINES". Associated Press (Associated Press). June 26, 2013. Retrieved August 14, 2014.
4. "Richard H. Anderson". Investopedia. Retrieved August 14, 2014.
5. "Delta announces executive succession" (Press release). Atlanta, Georgia: Delta Air Lines. February 3, 2016. Retrieved February 3, 2016.