| Melinda C. Grindle |
Melinda C. Grindle is currently the Chief Human Resources Officer & Senior VP at Spirit Airlines, Inc. Previously, she worked as the Chief Talent Officer at Optum, Inc. She received both her undergraduate and graduate degrees from the University of Wisconsin-Stout. |
| H. McIntyre Gardner |
H. McIntyre Gardner is currently the Chairman at Spirit Airlines, Inc. and the Director at Brilliant Light Power, Inc. Previously, he served as an Independent Director at Avantax, Inc., Director at TeamSnap, Inc., Head-Americas Region & Global Bank Group at Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc., President & Chief Operating Officer at Helen of Troy Ltd., and Head-Americas Region & Global Bank Group at Merrill Lynch Bank USA. He completed his undergraduate degree at Dartmouth College in 1983. |
| Allen Messick |
Allen Messick is currently the Vice President-Supply Chain & Technical Operations at Spirit Airlines, Inc. He previously worked as the Director-Components & Materiel Management at Delta Air Lines, Inc. and as the Vice President-Maintenance at Comair, Inc. Mr. Messick completed his undergraduate degree at Georgia Institute of Technology. |
| Brian J. McMenamy |
Brian J. McMenamy is currently the Vice President & Controller at Spirit Airlines, Inc. He previously worked as a Director at Airlines Reporting Corp., Texas Aero Engines Services Ltd., and Arc Corp. He was also the Vice President-Finance at American Airlines, Inc. and Vice President-Financial Planning & Analysis at Canadian Airlines Corp. In addition, he briefly served as the Chief Financial Officer & Senior Vice President at TWA Airlines LLC. McMenamy received his undergraduate degree from Rockhurst University and his MBA from Kellogg School of Management. |
| John Bendoraitis |
John Bendoraitis is currently the Chief Operating Officer & Executive Vice President at Spirit Airlines, Inc. He previously held positions as Vice President-Base Maintenance Operations at Northwest Airlines LLC, Chief Operating Officer at Frontier Airlines, Inc., President at Comair, Inc., and President at Compass Airlines, Inc. Mr. Bendoraitis has a Master's in Business Administration from St. Thomas University (Florida) and an undergraduate degree from Metropolitan State University. |
| Scott M. Haralson |
Scott M. Haralson is currently the Chief Financial Officer & Executive Vice President at Spirit Airlines, Inc. Prior to his current position, he held various roles including Director-Financial Planning & Analysis at Frontier Airlines, Inc., Finance Director at DISH Network Corp., Chief Financial Officer at Swift Aviation Group, Inc., and Chief Financial Officer at Guardian Gaming. Mr. Haralson completed his undergraduate degree at Georgia State University and holds an MBA from the University of Mississippi. |
| Robert A. Schroeter |
Robert A. Schroeter is currently the Chief Marketing Officer & Senior Vice President at Spirit Airlines, Inc. He started this position in 2019. Prior to his current role, he attended the University of Virginia where he completed his undergraduate degree. |
| Matthew H. Klein |
Matthew H. Klein is currently the Chief Commercial Officer & Executive VP at Spirit Airlines, Inc. He previously held positions as Director at Airlines Reporting Corp. from 2010 to 2011, Vice President-Global Airline Relations at Travelocity.com LP from 2012 to 2013, and Chief Commercial Officer at lastminute.com LLC from 2013 to 2015. Mr. Klein has an MBA from the University of Florida and an undergraduate degree from the University of Maryland. |
| Rocky B. Wiggins |
Rocky B. Wiggins is currently the Chief Information Officer & Senior Vice President at Spirit Airlines, Inc. He previously held positions at US Airways, AirTran Holdings, AirTran Airways, WestJet Airlines Ltd., Sun Country, Inc., and Sabre Airways. He has an MBA from Wake Forest University and an undergraduate degree from the University of Western Kentucky. |
| Edward Morgan Christie |
Edward Morgan Christie is currently the President, Chief Executive Officer & Director at Spirit Airlines, Inc. He is also an Independent Director at Encompass Health Corp. Previously, he served as the Chief Financial Officer & Vice President at Pinnacle Airlines Corp. from 2011 to 2012. Prior to that, he was the Chief Financial Officer & Senior Vice President at Frontier Airlines Holdings, Inc. from 2008 to 2010. He also worked as a Partner at Vista Strategic Group LLC from 2010 to 2011. Mr. Christie obtained his undergraduate degree from the University of Arizona in 1992. |
| Robert D. Johnson |
Robert D. Johnson currently works at Spirit AeroSystems Holdings, Inc., as Chairman from 2006, Beechcraft Aviation Co., as Chairman, Spirit AeroSystems, Inc., as Chairman, Elbit Systems of America LLC, as Chairman, Roper Technologies, Inc., as Independent Director from 2005, Spirit Airlines, Inc., as Independent Director from 2011, Kollsman, Inc., as Director, Alliance to Save Energy, as Director from 2021, Optronic Devices, Inc., as Director, Drug Free AZ, as Director, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, as Trustee, Arizona State University Foundation for A New American Unive, as Trustee, Greater Phoenix Economic Council, as Member, and Conquistadores Del Cielo, as Member. Mr. Johnson also formerly worked at Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (DAE) Ltd., as Chief Executive Officer from 2006 to 2008, Alliedsignal Electronic & Avionics Systems, as President & Chief Executive Officer from 1997 to 1999, Honeywell Aerospace, as Chairman from 2005 to 2006, Spirit AeroSystems, Inc., as Chairman, Beechcraft Corp., as Chairman, Aerospace Industries Association, as Chairman, Phelps Dodge Corp., as Director from 2003 to 2007, Rockport Healthcare Group, Inc., as Director, Ariba, Inc., as Independent Director from 2003 to 2012, Aviation Safety Alliance, as Director, AAR Corp., as Vice President, GM-Manufacturing & Services, AlliedSignal, Inc., as Vice President & GM-Aerospace Services, Honeywell International, Inc., as Chief Operating Officer & Executive Vice President from 1999 to 2006, GE Aviation Systems North America LLC, as General Manager-Global Engine Services Business from 1969 to 1983, Alliedsignal Aerospace, as VP, GM-Global Repair & Overhaul Operations, and Valley of the Sun United Way Foundation, as Trustee. Mr. Johnson received his undergraduate degree from Miami University. |
| Myrna M. Soto |
Myrna M. Soto is the founder and the Chief Executive Officer of Apogee Executive Advisors LLC, which was founded in 2021. She is currently serving as an Independent Director at CMS Energy Corp., Consumers Energy Co., Popular, Inc., TriNet Group, Inc., Spirit Airlines, Inc., Vectra AI, Inc., Headspace, Inc., Huntress Labs, Inc., Popular Bank (New York), ThycoticCentrify Aggregation LP, Headspace Health, and TPG Capital LLC. She is also a Member-Communications Security at the Federal Communications Commission and an Advisor at ForgePoint Capital Management LLC. Ms. Soto has held former positions as Vice Chairman at the Hispanic Information Technology Executives Council, Director at Delinea Corp., VP, Chief Information Security Officer & CIO at MGM Resorts International from 2004 to 2009, Senior Vice President at Comcast Cable Communications LLC, Chief Strategy & Trust Officer at Forcepoint LLC from 2020 to 2021, Advisory Board Member at Ginger.io, Inc. in 2021, Chief Information Security Officer & Senior VP at Comcast Corp. from 2009 to 2018, Trustee at Cabrini University, Vice President & CIO at BroadSpire, Inc. from 2002 to 2004, Advisor at Bay Dynamics, Inc. from 2015 to 2019, and Chief Operating Officer & Partner at Digital Hands LLC from 2019 to 2020. Ms. Soto has an undergraduate degree from Florida International University and graduate degrees, including an MBA, from Nova Southeastern University, Inc. |
| Dawn M. Zier |
Dawn M. Zier is currently serving as the Chairman at The Hain Celestial Group, Inc. since 2022. She is also a Director at Prestige Consumer Healthcare, Inc. since 2020, an Independent Director at Spirit Airlines, Inc. since 2015, a Director at GoHenry Ltd. since 2021, an Operating Partner at Edison Partners Management LLC, and a Principal at Aurora Business Consulting LLC since 2020. Previously, Ms. Zier held the position of President, Chief Executive Officer & Board Director at Nutrisystem, Inc. from 2012 to 2019. She was also the President & Chief Executive Officer at Direct Holdings U.S. Corp. in 2009, and the Chairman at Alliance for Audited Media from 2005 to 2009. Additionally, she served as the President, Chief Operating Officer & Director at Tivity Health, Inc. in 2019. Ms. Zier has also held various director positions at organizations such as the Direct Marketing Association, Inc., American Diabetes Association, American Heart Association, Inc., Velo Holdings, Inc., Purple Innovation, Inc., Data & Marketing Association, Trusted Media Brands, Inc., RDA Holding Co., Direct Marketing Education Foundation, U.S. Magazine Publishing, Marketing EDGE, and The Reader's Digest Association, Inc. In terms of education, Ms. Zier holds a graduate degree from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, an undergraduate degree from Stony Brook University, and an MBA from MIT Sloan School of Management. |
| Mark B. Dunkerley |
Mark B. Dunkerley is currently serving as the Vice Chairman at The National Air & Space Museum. He is also an Independent Non-Executive Director at Airbus SE and an Independent Director at Spirit Airlines, Inc. Additionally, he holds director positions at the Smithsonian National Air & Space Museum, Hawaii Visitors & Convention Bureau, Hawaii Business Roundtable, Chamber of Commerce of Hawaii, and Volotea SA. Previously, Mr. Dunkerley held the position of Chairman & Chief Executive Officer at AMR Corp. He served as the President, Chief Executive Officer & Director at Hawaiian Airlines, Inc. and Hawaiian Holdings, Inc. from 2012 to 2018. He was also a Director at the Air Transport Association of America, Inc. Prior to that, he worked at British Airways Plc as the SVP-Latin America & Caribbean Division from 1989 to 1999. He served as the President & Chief Operating Officer at Worldwide Flight Services, Inc. from 1999 to 2000 and as the Chief Operating Officer at Sabena Airlines from 2001 to 2002. He also held the position of Executive Vice President at Roberts, Roach & Associates. Mr. Dunkerley completed his graduate degree from Cranfield University in 1985 and his undergraduate degree from the London School of Economics & Political Science in 1984. |
| Christine P. Richards |
Christine P. Richards is currently an Independent Director at Spirit Airlines, Inc., a Director at the State Collaborative on Reforming Education, a Trustee at The Dixon Gallery & Gardens, and a Member-Visitors Board at The Fuqua School of Business. Previously, she held positions as a Director at Federal Express Corp., Secretary, Executive VP & General Counsel at FedEx Corp., Senior Vice President & General Counsel at FedEx Corporate Services, Inc., and Member-Supervisory Board at TNT Express BV. She obtained her undergraduate degree from Bucknell University in 1976 and her graduate degree from Duke University School of Law. |
| Barclay G. Jones |
Barclay G. Jones is currently serving as an Independent Director at Spirit Airlines, Inc. He is also a Managing Director at The Carlyle Group, Inc. In addition, he holds director positions at WG Net Lease I REIT, MFF Net Lease I REIT, AH Net Lease II REIT, CV Net Lease II REIT, SH Net Lease II REIT LLC, Shawan Net Lease I REIT, BF Net Lease I REIT, and FF Net Lease II REIT. Previously, Mr. Jones worked as the Vice Chairman & Chief Acquisitions Officer at W.P. Carey, Inc. from 1982 to 1998. He also held the position of Executive Vice President-Investments at iStar, Inc. and worked as a Principal at ACRE Partners LLC. Mr. Jones completed his undergraduate degree at the University of Pennsylvania. |
