Ed Bastian
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| Born | Edward H. Bastian June 6, 1957 |
| Alma mater | St. Bonaventure University |
| Occupation | Business executive |
| Title | Chief Executive Officer of Delta Air Lines |
| Term | May 2016- present |
| Predecessor | Richard H. Anderson (businessman) |
| Board member of | Aeroméxico, Atlanta Committee for Progress, Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce, Woodruff Arts Center, Virgin Atlantic Airlines |
| Children | 4 |
Edward H. Bastian (born June 1957) is an American business executive. He has been the chief executive officer of Delta Air Lines since May 2, 2016.[1]
Early life and education
Bastian grew up in Poughkeepsie, N.Y., the oldest of nine children. His father was a dentist; his mother, a dental assistant. The Bastians operated their dental practice from within the family home.[2]
In 1979, Bastian received a Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting from St. Bonaventure University in Cattaraugus County, New York.[3] He is a Certified Public Accountant.[4]
Career
Bastian began his career as an auditor in New York at Price Waterhouse, now PricewaterhouseCoopers. During a 1981 annual review, he uncovered a $50 million fraud scheme involving ad powerhouse J. Walter Thompson. This prompted a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission investigation, leaving many Price Waterhouse executives with marred careers. A few years later, he was named partner at age 31.[2]
After Price Waterhouse, he served as Vice President at PepsiCo, where he managed international finances for its Frito-Lay snack division until 1998, when he joined Delta Air Lines as Vice President - Finance and Controller. In 2000, he was promoted to Senior Vice President – Finance and Controller.
Bastian left Delta in 2005 to become Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at Acuity Brands. Six months later, at the request of then-Delta CEO Gerald Grinstein, he returned to the airline to serve as Chief Financial Officer.[5] In 2007, he was appointed to President, a position he held until assuming the role of CEO in May 2016.[6] His transition to CEO was the first time Delta had chosen a chief executive officer from within the company since 1987.[7]
Personal life
Bastian splits his time between Atlanta, where Delta Air Lines is headquartered, and Florida.[8]
Awards and recognition
- In 2021, Bastian will assume the role of Chairman for the Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce.[9]
- Fortune magazine named Bastian to its annual World's 50 Greatest Leaders list in 2018.[10]
- On February 17, 2018, Georgia Governor Nathan Deal and the Georgia Historical Society inducted Bastian to the Georgia Trustees, the highest honor an individual can receive from the state of Georgia.[11]
- Bastian was recognized by Glassdoor in 2017 as a Top CEO, based on employee reviews.[12]
- In 2017, Bastian was honored by the Atlanta Business Chronicle as one of Atlanta's Most Admired CEOs.[13]
References
- ^ "Delta announces executive succession". Delta News Hub. February 3, 2016.
- ^ a b "Delta buckles up for turbulence". Fortune. November 27, 2018.
- ^ "St. Bonaventure grad to take over for Delta Air Lines CEO Anderson as he retires". WIVB. February 4, 2016.
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- ^ "Edward Bastian Restructures Delta Into The "Winningnest" Airline". Chief Executive. January 2, 2018.
- ^ "Can new Delta CEO Ed Bastian continue the airline's success?". Atlanta Magazine. April 28, 2016.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|dead-url=(help) - ^ "Poughkeepsie native named CEO of Delta Air Lines". Poughkeepsie Journal. April 5, 2016.
- ^ "Metro Atlanta Chamber Announces 2021 Chair And Launches New Digital Tool To Promote The Region". Metro Atlanta Chamber. November 29, 2018.
- ^ "The World's 50 Greatest Leaders". Fortune . April 19, 2018.
- ^ "2018 Georgia Trustees". Georgia Trend. February 2018.
- ^ "Highest Rated CEOs 2017". Glassdoor. Retrieved December 6, 2018.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|dead-url=(help) - ^ "Q&A with Ed Bastian, 2017 Most Admired CEO". Atlanta Business Chronicle. July 31, 2017.