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Board of Directors
Mr. Potter has been our President and Chief Executive Officer since April 2002. Mr. Potter became our Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer in May 2001 and was appointed President in August 2001. Mr. Potter served as Chief Executive Officer of Vanguard Airlines from May 2000 to April 2001. Prior to working for Vanguard Airlines, he was our Vice President of Marketing from 1995 to April 2000. He has over 20 years of airline and airline related experience, including regional director of commercial marketing for McDonnell Douglas Corporation and various positions with Pacific Southwest Airlines, Continental Airlines, Northwest Airlines, and the former Frontier Airlines.
Ms. Orullian is Chair of the Board of Directors of Frontier Airlines and Vice Chair and Chair of the Audit Committee of Frontier Holdings, Inc. Ms. Orullian most recently served as President of Guaranty Corporation and Vice Chair of the Board of Directors of Guaranty Bank and Trust Company. Ms. Orullian led the formation of Women's Bank of Denver and served as President, Chief Executive Officer, and Chair of the Board of Directors from 1977 to 1995. She is a graduate of the ABA American Institute of Banking and the Ohio State University Graduate School of Banking, majoring in real estate finance and mortgage lending. She was also awarded a degree of Doctor, Humane Letters, from Whittier College. Ms. Orullian currently serves as a member of the Board of Directors and Chair of the Investment Committee for the Holladay Bank and Trust Company in Salt Lake City, Utah, as well as a member of the Board of Directors for Lange Golf Company in Palm Springs, California. She is an active volunteer serving on the Board of Directors for Colorado Public Television - Channel 12, Past Chair and National President of Girl Scouts of the USA, First Vice Chair of the Board and Chair for the Finance Committee for World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts, London, England, Colorado Supreme Court Discipline Hearing Board, member of International Women's Forum, a board member of the Women's Foundation of Colorado and member of Committee of 200.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Girl Scouts |
National President |
Current |
| Women of Enterprise |
President, Guaranty Corporation, Vice Chair, Board of Directors, Guaranty Bank and Trust Company |
Current |
| Women's Foundation |
Volunteer |
Current |
| Girl Scouts |
Volunteer |
Current |
| Guaranty Corporation |
President |
Former |
| Frontier Airlines Holdings, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Delta Dental Plan of Colorado |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Frontier Holdings LLC |
Vice Chair |
Current |
| Guaranty Bank |
Vice Chair |
Current |
| Women's Foundation |
Board Member |
Current |
| International Women's Forum |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Girl Scouts |
Chair |
Former |
| Frontier Airlines, Inc. |
Director |
Former |
| The Ohio State University |
|
Former |
Mr. Browning is a retired bank and bankcard executive. Mr. Browning served from 1995 to 2001 as President and Chief Executive Office of ProCard, Inc., Golden, Colorado, and from 1993 to 1995 as a Senior Consultant to Visa International. He was President and Chief Executive Officer of the Colorado National Bank of Denver from 1986 through 1993, having concurrently served as Vice Chairman and Chief Operating Officer of Colorado National Bankshares and as Chief Executive Officer of Rocky Mountain BankCard System. In 1982 he founded Plus System, Inc., an international automatic teller machine network, and served as President of that company until 1993. Mr. Browning has served as a director of Central States Indemnity Company of Omaha since 1995.
Since 1997, Mr. Upchurch has been the President and Chief Executive Officer of Caltius Capital Management, LP. He actively manages the investing and lending of approximately $500 million of capital committed to several mezzanine debt and private equity partnerships. Mr. Upchurch is also a member of the board of directors of several Caltius portfolio companies, none of which are our affiliates or are publicly traded.
Ms. Engels previously served as Executive Vice President, Products and Marketing for Qwest in Denver, Colorado, where she was responsible for the product management, marketing and pricing of Qwest's $14 billion voice, data, and Internet Protocol product portfolio. Ms. Engels has extensive senior leadership experience with Fortune 500 companies including EDS Corporation, SBC Communications, Ameritech Corporation, and United Airlines. During her tenure with United, Ms. Engels served in several capacities including President and CEO of Mileage Plus, Inc., Vice President of Market Development, and Director of Market Planning.
Dr. Dempsey has been Vice-Chair of our board of directors since 1996. Since 2002, Dr. Dempsey has been the Tomlinson Professor of Global Governance in Air & Space Law, and Director of the Institute of Air & Space Law at McGill University in Montreal, Canada. From 1979 to 2002, he served as Professor of Law and Director of the Transportation Law Program at the University of Denver. He was also Director of the National Center for Intermodal Transportation. For 13 years, he was host of KWGN-TV s Your Right to Say It public affairs news program. He served as Legal Advisor to the Chairman, Interstate Commerce Commission, from 1981 through 1982; Attorney-Advisor to the Civil Aeronautics Board s Office of General Counsel, and its Bureau of Pricing and Domestic Aviation from 1977 to 1979; and Attorney-Advisor to the Interstate Commerce Commission s Office of Proceedings from 1975 to 1977. Dr. Dempsey holds the following degrees: A.B.J., J.D., University of Georgia; LL.M., George Washington University; and D.C.L., McGill University. Dr. Dempsey is a Fulbright Scholar and has authored fifteen books and more than 75 law review articles on issues of transportation law, economics, business and policy. His editorials have appeared in major newspapers and news magazines.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Frontier Airlines Holdings, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| University of Denver |
Director of The Transportation Law Program |
Former |
| Proceedings |
Legal Advisor |
Former |
| University of Denver |
Prof of Law |
Former |
| Frontier Airlines, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Former |
Ms. Cuddihy is currently the Senior Vice President, Renaissance North America with Marriott International, Inc. Ms. Cuddihy served as the Regional Vice President, Northern California, Colorado, and Oklahoma for Marriott from 2004 to October 2006 and served as the Senior Vice President, Marketing for Marriott from 2002 to 2004. Prior to joining Marriott International, Ms. Cuddihy served as the President and CEO of US Airways Shuttle and in several executive level positions at US Airways from 1992 to 2001 in the areas of customer service, planning, and marketing. Ms. Cuddihy has almost 30 years of airline and travel industry experience, primarily in the areas of marketing and planning.
Robert D. Taylor is a Founding Partner of Centinela Capital Partners, an alternative investment management firm focused on investments in and along side emerging managers. Prior to joining Centinela, he was a founding partner of Blue Capital, a middle market private equity firm whose investment strategy centered on post-acquisition value-creation. While at Blue Capital Mr. Taylor was responsible for all aspects of the investment process and firm leadership. Prior to starting Blue Capital, Mr. Taylor was a partner at McKinsey & Company. Over the course of an eleven-year career Mr. Taylor built an extensive background in improving the performance of large, complex for-profit and not-for-profit enterprises. Mr. Taylor is a highly skilled and experienced counselor of chief executives and senior executive teams, with a track record of helping these executives improve their operations. Mr. Taylor has served on the boards of numerous private companies, none of which are our affiliates or are publicly traded. He also serves or has served on the board of several not-for-profit organizations, including the National Urban League, where he is currently Senior Vice Chairman, the Los Angeles Urban League, California Science Center, Stanford Graduate School of Business Management Board, and Stanford Law School Board of Visitors. Mr. Taylor earned a B.S. in engineering, summa cum laude, from California State University, Northridge (1982), a J.D. from Stanford Law School (1986), and an MBA from the Stanford Graduate School of Business (1986)..
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Frontier Airlines Holdings, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Blue Capital |
Partner |
Former |
| Stanford Graduate School of Business |
Board of Directors |
Former |
| Visitors |
Board of Directors |
Former |
| Stanford Graduate School of Business |
MBA |
Former |
| Stanford Graduate School of Business |
B.S. In Engineering |
Former |
Mr. Addoms became Chairman of our board of directors in 2001, having previously served as our President, Chief Executive Officer, and Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Addoms served as our Executive Vice President, Treasurer and a director during our early development in 1993 through September 1994, when he became our President. He became Chief Executive Officer effective January 1, 1995, and assumed the position of Chief Financial Officer upon the resignation of our previous Chief Financial Officer on June 30, 2001. He retired from his executive positions in April 2002. His 40 years of management experience include positions as President and Vice President-Finance of Monfort of Colorado, President of the Denver National Bank and Vice President of Continental Illinois National Bank in Chicago.
Executive News
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UPDATE 1-Frontier creditors approve reorganization plan
Reuters - 9/02/09 - View Story
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UPDATE 1-Frontier creditors approve reorganization plan
Forbes.com - 9/02/09 - View Story
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Frontier Airlines Plan of Reorganization Approved By Creditors
Business Wire - 9/02/09 - View Story
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A 9th month of profit for Frontier Airlines
Biz Journals - 8/27/09 - View Story
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Frontier In Black For July, Continuing Profitability Streak
Morningstar.com - 8/27/09 - View Story
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Frontier Airlines Reports July Net Profit of $17.8 Million
Yahoo! Canada - 8/27/09 - View Story
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Frontier Airlines Reports July Net Profit of $17.8 Million
RBC Dain Raushcer - 8/27/09 - View Story
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Frontier Airlines Reports July Net Profit of $17.8 Million
Business Wire - 8/27/09 - View Story
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Al Lewis: Frontier's Endangered Animals Safe For Now
FOXNews.com - 8/19/09 - View Story
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Republic Wins Bidding Battle For Frontier
Inside INdiana Business - 8/15/09 - View Story
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Frontier Announces Republic Airways Holdings as Winner of Auction
Airport Business - 8/15/09 - View Story
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Frontier's statement on Republic
Denver Business Journal - 8/14/09 - View Story
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Frontier Announces Republic Airways Holdings as Winner of Auction
NewsBlaze - 8/14/09 - View Story
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Frontier's statement on Republic
Biz Journals - 8/13/09 - View Story
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Republic beats out Southwest for Frontier
Biz Journals - 8/13/09 - View Story
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Frontier Announces Republic Airways Holdings as Winner of Auction
TradingMarkets - 8/13/09 - View Story
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Frontier Announces Republic Airways Holdings as Winner of Auction
Business Wire - 8/13/09 - View Story
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Frontier's statement on Republic
The Denver Business Journal - 8/13/09 - View Story