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Bob Jordan
Leadership is...
Southwest is truly a collection of fantastic people. All they need from a good Leader is support, direction, a positive example, strength to tackle the tough issues, and a leader who can get out of the way to let them develop personally and professionally.
--Bob Jordan
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| TITLE:
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Executive Vice President Strategy and Planning
for Southwest Airlines Co. |
| JOB
DESCRIPTION: |
Bob provides Executive Leadership for the Company’s
Technology, Facilities, Airport Security Technology, Schedule Planning,
and Strategic Planning and Implementation Departments. He directs the development
and implementation of the Company’s Strategic Plan and guides the
Company’s major Change Initiatives, as well as codeshare business
development. |
| LENGTH
OF SERVICE AT SOUTHWEST: |
Started
February 2, 1988. |
| EXPERIENCE: |
Before coming to Southwest Bob worked for Hewlett-Packard in technology and finance. He began his career at Southwest as a programmer analyst in Technology. He then held various positions in Finance, including manager of sales accounting, director of sales accounting, director of revenue accounting, and controller. After Finance Bob was the Vice President of Purchasing and Fuel, served as Vice President of Technology, and most recently Senior Vice President, Enterprise Spend Management before moving into the position of Executive Vice President Strategy and Technology. |
| EDUCATION:
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Bob
earned his B.S. Computer Science and MBA from Texas A&M University. |
| FAMILY: |
Bob and his wife, Kelly, have a daughter, Sheryl, and a son, Soren. |
| FIRST
PAYING JOB: |
My first
real job was at a truck stop pumping gas for $2.00 an hour. |
| PROUDEST
MOMENT: |
When my
daughter and son were born. |
| BEST
ADVICE EVER RECEIVED: |
Keep an
eternal perspective-God is in control! |
| BEST
ADVICE EVER GIVEN: |
Years
from now, your children will not remember the specifics of your job, but
they will remember if you had time for them or not. |
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