FORT WORTH, Texas — American Airlines has nominated BNSF Railway CEO Katie Farmer for election to the airline’s board of directors.
The board will be elected at the annual meeting of stockholders on June 11. If elected, she will serve on the board’s finance and safety committees.
“We are very pleased to nominate Katie to the American Airlines board,” board chairman Greg Smith said in an April 17 press release. “Katie is a very well-respected leader who will bring significant, relevant and proven senior leadership experience to our company and our boardroom.”
Farmer, 55, became BNSF’s CEO in 2021. The graduate of Texas Christian University joined Burlington Northern in 1992 and has held a variety of leadership positions in more than 30 years at the company, including chief operations officer and group vice president of consumer products.
“Katie is a tremendous leader who has held key operational and commercial roles during her time at BNSF,” said American CEO Robert Isom. “Her operational and marketing expertise and experience in a highly regulated industry will be important assets to American and our board.”
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