internal
Ben Minicucci
President and Chief Executive Officer
Executive
6 yr
6 reports
Alaska Air Group, Inc. ·ALK
Enterprise holding structure integrating Alaska and Hawaiian airlines
Transportation · Fortune #362 · Holding structure · 32K employees · Seattle, Washington
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5
CEO span
↓ tighter than peers (avg 10)
2.8
Avg span
moderate
3
Max depth
3 levels
5.4 yr
Avg tenure
stable vs FY2024
100%
Internal hires
↑ above industry avg
Consolidated financials FY2025 · period end 2025-12-31 · 10-K
Revenue
$14.2B
Operating income
$303M
Net income
$100M
Total assets
$20.4B
Shares out
115M
Sourced from Alaska Air Group, Inc. DEF 14A · filed 2026-03-30 ↗ View on SEC
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Enterprise holding structure integrating Alaska and Hawaiian airlines. This page maps Alaska Air Group’s post-merger leadership structure, executive team, and board, with analysis of CEO span, operating depth, recent leadership changes, and peer airline comparisons.
What to model
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Start with the public baseline, then use the scenario views and source-backed changes to ask what happens when leadership, span, or team ownership shifts.
Latest signal Constance von Muehlen departed as EVP & COO
Announced retirement effective February 15, 2026
Source · See change logScenario views in the chart
- Add Chief AI Officer Introduce a Chief AI Officer reporting to the CEO to centralize AI strategy across operations and customer experience.
- Remove COO Advisor Role Eliminate the transitional COO advisor role following completion of the integration period.
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The people
Who's running this
6 executives identified as Named Executive Officers in the most recent SEC proxy. Bar length scales with tenure.
internal
Jason Berry
Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
Operations
1 yr
1 reports
internal
Shane Tackett
Executive Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer
Finance
9 yr
0 reports
internal
Andrew Harrison
Executive Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer
Commercial
6 yr
0 reports
internal
Kyle Levine
Executive Vice President, Corporate & Public Affairs, Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary
Legal
3 yr
0 reports
internal
Constance von Muehlen
Executive Vice President and Advisor to the COO
Operations
8 yr
0 reports
The skin in the game
Beneficial ownership
Insider stock holdings and the company's ownership requirements for executives and directors. Disclosed in the most recent DEF 14A.
Stock ownership requirements
5×CEO base salary
3×NEO base salary
6×Director cash retainer
Stock ownership guidelines disclosed in the proxy statement.
The businesses
How Alaska Air Group, Inc. divides the work
3 divisions report into the group CEO. Tile size scales with estimated headcount.
Operations
18K employees
EVP & COO (Jason Berry)
Leads flight operations, maintenance, labor relations, and systemwide operational integration.
Commercial
4K employees
EVP & CCO (Andrew Harrison)
Oversees network planning, pricing, sales, marketing, and loyalty programs.
Finance
2K employees
EVP & CFO (Shane Tackett)
Manages financial planning, accounting, treasury, investor relations, and capital allocation.
The thesis
Why this org is unusual
Alaska Air Group’s most distinctive structural feature is its enterprise holding model that integrates Alaska Airlines and Hawaiian Airlines under a single operating certificate while preserving separate consumer brands.
The CEO directly oversees a compact executive team spanning finance, operations, commercial, and legal functions. This reflects a deliberate balance between centralized control and brand-level differentiation following the Hawaiian acquisition.
Operational leadership is concentrated under a single COO role, with transitional advisory support during integration. Compared with peers, Alaska Air Group maintains a relatively lean C-suite, signaling an emphasis on execution discipline and post-merger integration rather than proliferating new enterprise roles.
- Single operating certificate across Alaska and Hawaiian
- Lean C-suite relative to major network peers
The comparison
How Alaska Air Group, Inc. stacks up
Relative to other U.S. network carriers, Alaska Air Group operates with a smaller and flatter executive structure. Delta and United employ deeper operational hierarchies and additional enterprise presidents, while Alaska keeps brand leadership closer to the COO. This simplicity supports faster integration decisions but …
C-suite size
Alaska Air Group, Inc.
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Reporting depth
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5 levels
6 levels
6 levels
5 levels
Avg C-suite tenure
Alaska Air Group, Inc.
5 yr
6 yr
Has COO / Has CAIO
Alaska Air Group, Inc. ✓ COO — no CAIO
Current signals
What changed recently
The most consequential change was Jason Berry’s appointment as COO following Constance von Muehlen’s announced retirement.
- departed
- new
Leadership Timeline
Year-over-year executive structure based on SEC proxy and annual filings.
FY2025
DEF 14A filed 2026-03-30
- CEO
- Ben Minicucci
- CEO span
- 5
- C-suite
- 5
- Avg tenure
- 5.4 yr
First full proxy following Hawaiian integration milestones.
Named executive officers (5)
- Ben Minicucci - CEO since 2020
- Shane Tackett - CFO since 2016
- Andrew Harrison - CCO since 2019
- Constance von Muehlen - COO since 2017
- Kyle Levine - Chief Legal Officer since 2023
FY2024
DEF 14A filed 2025-03-27
- CEO
- Ben Minicucci
- CEO span
- 5
- C-suite
- 5
- Avg tenure
- 5 yr
Leadership focused on Hawaiian acquisition integration.
Named executive officers (5)
- Ben Minicucci - CEO since 2020
- Shane Tackett - CFO since 2016
- Andrew Harrison - CCO since 2019
- Constance von Muehlen - COO since 2017
- Kyle Levine - Chief Legal Officer since 2023
FY2023
DEF 14A filed 2024-03-28
- CEO
- Ben Minicucci
- CEO span
- 4
- C-suite
- 4
- Avg tenure
- 4.8 yr
Pre-Hawaiian acquisition structure.
Named executive officers (4)
- Ben Minicucci - CEO since 2020
- Shane Tackett - CFO since 2016
- Andrew Harrison - CCO since 2019
- Constance von Muehlen - COO since 2017
Year-over-year changes
2025 reflected operational succession planning tied to integration progress.
- CEO span: 5 → 5
- C-suite size: 5 → 5
- Avg tenure: 5 → 5.4 yr
- retitled Jason Berry - COO (was President, Horizon Air) (8-K, Sep 2025)
The board
Board of directors
2 directors. 2 of 2 independent (100%). Source: most recent DEF 14A.
Patricia M. Bedient
Chair Independent
Former EVP & CFO, Weyerhaeuser Company
Eric K. Yeaman
Independent
Founder and Managing Partner, Hoku Capital LLC
The board, organized
Board committees
1 standing committees. Audit and Compensation must be 100% independent under SEC rules; the rest vary.
Audit Committee
100% independent
- Eric K. Yeaman Chair
Frequently Asked Questions
Who is the CEO of Alaska Air Group?
Ben Minicucci has served as President and CEO of Alaska Air Group since 2020.
What type of organizational structure does Alaska Air Group use?
Alaska Air Group uses a holding-company structure integrating multiple airline brands under centralized leadership.
How many direct reports does Alaska Air Group's CEO have?
The CEO has five direct executive reports.
How has Alaska Air Group's leadership changed recently?
In late 2025, Jason Berry was appointed COO as Constance von Muehlen announced her retirement effective February 2026.
Does Alaska Air Group have a COO?
Yes. Jason Berry has served as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer since November 2025.
Sources
- 8-K Filing, Sep 2025
- SEC EDGAR: Alaska Air Group, Inc. DEF 14A Proxy Statement
- SEC EDGAR: Alaska Air Group, Inc. 10-K Annual Report
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