Officer Biographies
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| TITLE: | Vice President, Controller for Southwest Airlines |
| JOB DESCRIPTION: | Responsible for Accounting, Reporting, Controls and Accounting Operations |
| EXPERIENCE: | Vice President, Controller of Southwest Airlines Co. Previous positions at Southwest: Assistant Controller (November 2005 – August 2008); Director Financial Accounting (July 2001 – November 2005); Manager General Accounting (December 1997 – June 2001); Manager Passenger Revenue Accounting (December 1996 – December 1997); Manager Cargo Accounting (June 1996 – November 1996); Senior Supervisor Sales & Revenue Accounting (December 1995 – June 1996); Senior Revenue Accounting Analyst (January 1995 – November 1995); Revenue Accounting Analyst II (August 1993 – January 1995). Prior to joining Southwest, Leah was an Audit Senior at Ernst and Young. |
| LENGTH OF SERVICE AT SOUTHWEST: | Started in August, 1993 |
| EDUCATION: | B.B.A. in Accounting from the University of Texas at Arlington |
| FAMILY: | Husband Kyle |
| FIRST PAYING JOB: | Car Hop at a place called “Somewhere Else” (a Sonic knock-off). Because I’m a klutz, they wouldn’t let me wear roller skates on the job. |
| PROUDEST MOMENT: | Getting married on the beach |
| BEST ADVICE EVER RECEIVED: | From my Dad when I graduated: “You’ll spend a lot of time at the office, so just make sure you love where you work”. |
| BEST ADVICE EVER GIVEN: | Hire people smarter than you, then get out of their way and let them do their thing! |
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