American Airlines

Carmine J. Romano was appointed Senior Vice President – Maintenance & Engineering in September 2007. Romano oversees all of American Airlines maintenance operations worldwide, including its major repair, overhaul and modification bases in Fort Worth, Texas; Kansas City, Mo.; and Tulsa, Okla. Previously, Romano was Vice President – Base Maintenance for American Airlines. He was responsible for all three of American’s maintenance bases. Romano was named Vice President – Tulsa Base in June 2000. He directed activities at American's huge aircraft and engine overhaul base in Tulsa, Okla. Previously, Romano served as Managing Director - M&E Tulsa Business Unit 5/6, overseeing heavy maintenance for American Airlines' MD11, DC10, A300 and 757 fleets, and contract maintenance for other airlines. Romano started his aviation career with American as a Line Mechanic at both JFK and LGA from 1968 to 1977. He then transferred to the Tulsa M&E Base in November 1977 as an Aircraft Maintenance Technician. He was then promoted to a Production Supervisor in 1981 on the wide body products. In 1986, Romano was promoted to Production Manager on the Wide Body Boeing 747 and DC10 fleets. In 1993, he served as the MD80 Product Manager and led the startup of the heavy and light maintenance programs for the MD80 fleet of 260 aircraft. He then went to the Managing Director position over Business Unit 3/4 to establish the Fokker 100 Maintenance program. In 1998, he assumed the responsibilities in Business Unit 5/6 which includes: six aircraft types, contract maintenance, modification, and interior shop support. Romano served in the US Army from 1968 to 1971 and holds an Honorable Discharge from the U.S. Army, majoring in accounting, clerical and business training at the Pentagon in Washington, D.C. Romano holds an A&P license and an Associate Degree from Monmouth College in New Jersey and a B.S. Degree from Oklahoma City University.

Armando Codina, an active leader in civic and community activities, is currently the Chairman of Flagler Development Group. Mr. Codina was Chairman/CEO and founder of Codina Group, which in April 2006 merged with Florida East Coast Industries. Flagler Development Group owns, leases and manages approximately 12 million square feet of Class-A office and industrial space, has an additional one million square feet under construction and is a major landowner in the state. Established in 1979, Codina Group, Inc. a Coral Gables, Florida based real estate investment, development, construction, brokerage and property management firm evolved into the finest full-service commercial real estate development corporation in South Florida and was recognized as the largest commercial developer in the State of Florida by Florida Trend Magazine. Prior to establishing Codina Group, Mr. Codina was president of Professional Automated Services, Inc. (P.A.S.), a firm created in 1970 to provide data processing services to physicians. As a result of the firm's success, Mr. Codina is recognized as a pioneer in the development of comprehensive medical management systems including processing, accounts receivable, management reporting and multiple financial services. P.A.S. was sold in 1978. Mr. Codina's commitment to the community and civic affairs is strong. In February 2003, he was appointed President of the VIII FTAA Ministerial and Americas Business Forum. He is “Chairman Emeritus” of the Board of Trustees of Florida International University. He recently was Co-Chair of Community Partnership For the Homeless, a member of Florida Council of 100, the Council’s Partnership to Advance School Success (PASS program) and also served on the Advisory Board for the Panama Canal. Codina currently serves on the Board of Directors of AMR (appointed Lead Director on April 1, 2007), General Motors, The Home Depot and Merrill Lynch. Mr. Codina served on the Board of Directors of BellSouth for 18 years (1989 to 2006) until AT&T acquired BellSouth. At the time of the acquisition, Mr. Codina was the Lead Director of BellSouth. Also, Mr. Codina previously served on the Board of Directors of Burger King Corporation until April 1, 2007. Over the past 15 years he has been honored by the Florida Council on Economic Education’s “Free Enterpriser of the Year” Award, the Merchant Association Enterprise Medalist; Developer of the Year the National Association of Industrial and Office Properties; Entrepreneur of the Year by Florida International University; Office Developer of the Year, Shopping Center Developer of the Year and Entrepreneur of the Year by Wharton School. He was inducted into the Building Association of South Florida’s Hall of Fame. He also received the Charles Whited Spirit of Excellence Award from Knight Ridder Newspapers, the Hispanic Entrepreneur Award from NCNB National Bank and the Silver Medallion Award from the National Conference of Christians and Jews, American Red Cross as its ‘Humanitarian of the Year’ Award and Honorary Doctor of Law Degree from Florida International University. In 2002, the Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce recognized Codina Group as the #1 Private Hispanic Company in Florida as well as in 2003, the Chamber honored Mr. Codina with the Lifetime Achievement Award “Sand In My Shoes”. South Florida CEO magazine honored Mr. Codina with 2003 Business Leader of the Year and in early 2004, the Beacon Council honored him with the Jay Malina Award. In June 2005, Mr. Codina was awarded the Merage Foundation’s National Leadership Award for Leadership in the Business Community.

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Rajat Kumar Gupta is the Senior Partner Emeritus of McKinsey & Company. He joined the Firm's New York Office in 1973, assumed leadership of its Scandinavian Offices in 1981, and Chicago Office in 1989. Mr. Gupta served as the Managing Director Worldwide of McKinsey from 1994 to 2003. In his 34 year career in consulting, Mr. Gupta has served many leading companies on a broad set of topics related to strategy, organization and operations. He has played a thought leadership role in organizational thinking throughout his career, and led the Organization Practice for the Firm. Mr. Gupta is very active in many non-profit institutions focused on education, health and development. He served as the United Nations Secretary-General’s Special Advisor on UN Reform, is an independent Director of Goldman Sachs, Procter & Gamble, AMR Corporation, Qatar Financial Centre, and is the Chairman of the Board of Genpact and New Silk Route Private Equity. He is also on the Board of Rockefeller Foundation and recently elected a Member of the Supervisory Board of Sberbank. In addition, Mr. Gupta contributes to the work of a host of organizations including: Education: ?? Chairman of the Board of the Indian School of Business ?? Chairman of Pan IIT Alumni Association ?? Board of Associates of the Harvard Business School ?? Advisory Board, Kellogg School of Management ?? Dean’s Advisory Board, School of Economics and Management, Tsinghua University ?? Yale President’s Council ?? Board of Business Higher Education Forum (BHEF) Health: ?? Chairman of the Board of the Global Fund for AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria ?? Chairman of the Public Health Foundation of India (PHFI) ?? Board of Overseers of the Weill Cornell Medical College ?? Chairman of Avahan the India AIDS Initiative of The Gates Foundation ?? Dean’s Council, Harvard School of Public Health Global Development & Trade ?? Chairman of the Advisory Board of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation ?? Co-Chair of the American India Foundation (AIF) ?? Board of Pratham India Education Initiative ?? Foundation Board of the World Economic Forum ?? Board of the Millennium Promise ?? Vice Chairman of International Chamber of Commerce Mr. Gupta holds a bachelor of technology degree in mechanical engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, and an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School.