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FORT WORTH, Texas, Feb. 15, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- American Airlines, a wholly owned subsidiary of AMR Corporation, today announced the retirement of two Leadership Team members, as well as additional changes to its global leadership team that will streamline its management organization and advance its restructuring objectives. The organizational changes are designed to further enhance American's focus on customers by fully integrating all of its customer-facing activities into the Customer organization, and by consolidating its global Sales and Marketing functions within the Commercial organization.
Peter J. Dolara, Senior Vice President Mexico, Caribbean and Latin America (MCLA), will retire June 30.
Thomas R. Del Valle, Senior Vice President Airport Services and Cargo, will retire by June 30.
Craig S. Kreeger, Senior Vice President Customer, will add Airport Services and operations for MCLA and Europe and Pacific to his current management duties.
Virasb Vahidi, Chief Commercial Officer, will assume additional responsibility for all international Sales and Marketing by adding Pacific, Mexico, Caribbean and Latin America to his oversight of Europe.
Art Torno, currently Vice President New York, has been named Vice President MCLA, assuming Dolara's airport and operations duties and reporting to Kreeger.
With these and other changes announced since AMR launched its restructuring on Nov. 29, 2011, the company's Leadership Team, which oversees the company's strategy and operations, has been reduced from 14 to 10 members.
The Leadership Team consists of Horton, Kreeger, Vahidi, Jim Ream, Senior Vice President Operations, Bella Goren, Senior Vice President Chief Financial Officer, Maya Leibman, Senior Vice President Chief Information Officer, Gary Kennedy, Senior Vice President General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer, Jeff Brundage, Senior Vice President Human Resources, Will Ris, Senior Vice President Government Affairs, and Dan Garton, President and Chief Executive Officer of American Eagle Airlines.
Peter J. Dolara, Senior Vice President Mexico, Caribbean and Latin America (MCLA), will retire June 30.
Thomas R. Del Valle, Senior Vice President Airport Services and Cargo, will retire by June 30.
Craig S. Kreeger, Senior Vice President Customer, will add Airport Services and operations for MCLA and Europe and Pacific to his current management duties.
Virasb Vahidi, Chief Commercial Officer, will assume additional responsibility for all international Sales and Marketing by adding Pacific, Mexico, Caribbean and Latin America to his oversight of Europe.
Art Torno, currently Vice President New York, has been named Vice President MCLA, assuming Dolara's airport and operations duties and reporting to Kreeger.
With these and other changes announced since AMR launched its restructuring on Nov. 29, 2011, the company's Leadership Team, which oversees the company's strategy and operations, has been reduced from 14 to 10 members.
The Leadership Team consists of Horton, Kreeger, Vahidi, Jim Ream, Senior Vice President Operations, Bella Goren, Senior Vice President Chief Financial Officer, Maya Leibman, Senior Vice President Chief Information Officer, Gary Kennedy, Senior Vice President General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer, Jeff Brundage, Senior Vice President Human Resources, Will Ris, Senior Vice President Government Affairs, and Dan Garton, President and Chief Executive Officer of American Eagle Airlines.
