Alaska Air Group Announces Leadership Transition at Hawaiian Airlines and Executive Promotion at Alaska Airlines
Source: Alaska Air Group Diana Birkett Rakow to be named CEO of Hawaiian Airlines, succeeding Joe Sprague who will retire this Fall after a distinguished career in aviation. Kyle Levine to be promoted to Executive Vice President, Corporate & Public Affairs, Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary and assume responsibility for Public and Government Affairs. Alaska Air Group today announced that Diana Birkett Rakow, senior vice president of public affairs and sustainability at Alaska Airlines, will become CEO of Hawaiian Airlines effective Oct. 29, succeeding Joe Sprague who will retire after a long career at Alaska Airlines, Horizon Air and Hawaiian Airlines. Birkett Rakow will be based in Honolulu, the company’s second largest hub after Seattle, and will be responsible [...]