Board of Directors

The Board of Directors holds regular meetings four times a year, schedules special meetings when required, and regularly meets in executive session without management. The Board and its committees also meet informally from time to time. The Board met 6 times in 2010.

The Board believes sound corporate governance practices provide an important framework in assisting the Board to discharge its responsibilities. Accordingly, the Board has adopted corporate governance principles relating to its functions, structure, and operations.

Board of Directors

Richard H. Anderson has been Chief Executive Officer of Delta since September 1, 2007. He was Executive Vice President of UnitedHealth Group from November 2004 to August 2007. Mr. Anderson was Chief Executive Officer of Northwest Airlines from February 2001 to November 2004. He is a director of Cargill, Inc. and Medtronic, Inc. Age 55. full bio

Edward H. Bastian has been President of Delta since September 1, 2007. Mr. Bastian was President and Chief Executive Officer NWA from October 2008 through December 31, 2009.   He was President and Chief Financial Officer of Delta from September 2007 to October 2008.  Mr. Bastian was Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Delta from July 2005 to September 2007 and was Senior Vice President - Finance and Controller of Delta from 2000 to April 2005.  He currently serves on the International Board of Directors of Habitat for Humanity and the Woodruff Arts Center in Atlanta.  Age 53. full bio

Roy J. Bostock has been the non-executive Vice Chairman of Delta’s Board of Directors since October 29, 2008.  Since 2002, he has served as a principal of Sealedge Investments, LLC, the Chairman of the Partnership for a Drug‑Free America and the Chairman of the Committee for Economic Development. Mr. Bostock served as Chairman of B/Com3 from 2000 to 2002, and as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the McManus Group from 1996 to 2000. Mr. Bostock is a director of Yahoo! Inc. and Morgan Stanley. Age 69.

John S. Brinzo was Chairman of the Board of Directors of Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. (currently named Cliffs Natural Resources Inc.), from January 2000 until his retirement in May 2007. He also served as Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. from July 2003 until April 2005, and as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer from January 2000 until his retirement as CEO in September 2006. He is a director of AK Steel Holding Corporation, Alpha Natural Resources, Inc. and Brinks Home Security. Age 68.

Daniel A. Carp has served as non-executive Chairman of Delta’s Board of Directors since April 30, 2007. He was Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Eastman Kodak Company from 2000 to June 2005, and continued to serve as Chairman of the Board until his retirement from the company in December 2005. Mr. Carp was President of Eastman Kodak Company from 1997 to 2003. He is a director of Norfolk Southern Corporation and Texas Instruments Inc. Age 62.

David G. DeWalt served as president and chief executive officer for McAfee, Inc. from 2007 until 2011 and in various executive positions, including executive vice president and president customer operations and content management software, for EMC Corporation from 2003 to 2007. He is the non-executive Chairman of the Board of Polycom, Inc. and he is a director of Jive Software. Age 47.

John M. Engler has served as President and Chief Executive Officer of the National Association of Manufacturers since 2004. He was President of State and Local Government and Vice President of Government Solutions for North America for Electronic Data Systems Corporation from 2003 to 2004. Mr. Engler served as Governor of the State of Michigan for three terms from 1991 to 2003. He is a director of Universal Forest Products Inc. and Munder Capital Management. Age 61.

Mickey Foret has served as President of Aviation Consultants LLC since 2002. He was Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Northwest Airlines, Inc. from 1998 to 2002, and he served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Northwest Cargo from 1999 to 2002. Mr. Foret was the President and Chief Operating Officer of Atlas Air, Inc. from 1996 to 1997, and served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Northwest Airlines, Inc. from 1993 to 1996. He is a director of ADC Telecommunications, Inc., Nash Finch Company and URS Corporation. Age 64.

Shirley C. Franklin is Chair of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Purpose Built Communities, Inc., a national non-profit organization established to transform struggling neighborhoods into sustainable communities. Ms. Franklin served as Mayor of Atlanta from 2002 to 2010. She currently serves as co-chair of the Atlanta Regional Commission on Homelessness and co-chair of the board of directors of the National Center for Civil and Human Rights. Ms. Franklin is also a member of the board of directors of Mueller Water Products, Inc. and the United Nations Institute for Training and Research. Age 66.

David R. Goode was Chairman of the Board of Norfolk Southern Corporation from 1992 until his retirement in 2006; Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of that company from 2004 through 2005; and Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of that company from 1992 to 2005. He held other executive officer positions with Norfolk Southern Corporation from 1985 to 1992. He is a director of Caterpillar Inc. and Texas Instruments Inc. Age 69.

Paula Rosput Reynolds has served as President and Chief Executive Officer of PreferWest , LLC, a business advisory group, since October 2009. She was Vice President and Chief Restructuring Officer of American International Group, Inc. from October 2008 through September 2009.  She served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Safeco Corporation from 2006 to October 2008. Ms. Reynolds was Chairman of AGL Resources from 2002 to 2005, and President and Chief Executive Officer from 2000 to 2005. She was President and Chief Operating Officer of Atlanta Gas Light Company, a wholly-owned subsidiary of AGL Resources, from 1998 to 2000. Age 53.

Kenneth C. Rogers has been a Delta pilot since 1990, and is currently a Boeing 737-800 First Officer. He served as a nonvoting associate member of Delta’s Board of Directors, designated by the Delta MEC, from 2005 to April 2008. Mr. Rogers was a pilot in the United States Air Force from 1983 to 1990. Age 49.

Kenneth B. Woodrow was Vice Chairman of Target Corporation from 1999 until his retirement in December 2000. He served as President of Target Corporation from 1994 until 1999 and held other management positions in that company from 1971 until 1994. Mr. Woodrow is a director of EZ Gard Industries, Inc. and Visteon Corporation. Age 66.