Jim Whitehurst

1966

Prior to that, he was a Chief Operating Officer of Delta Air Lincolnshire. Whitehurst was tapped by former Delta Chief Executive Officer Gerald Grinstein to lead the airline out of bankruptcy and played a critical role in Delta"s battle for survival against the hostile takeover attempt by United States Airways in 2006. Whitehurst became a very popular figure during the campaign to Keep Delta My Delta because of his transparent honesty and genuine affection for the company and its heritage. Some have speculated that his fierce defense of Delta worked against him as Delta"s Board sought a successor to Chief Executive Officer Grinstein in 2007. Before his appointment as chief operating officer of Delta, Whitehurst served as Senior Vice President and Chief Network and Planning Officer for the company. Prior to joining Delta in 2002, he served as Vice President and Director of The Boston Consulting Group and held various management roles at its Chicago, Hong Kong, Shanghai and Atlanta offices. In 2013, the Governor of North Carolina, Pat McCrory, appointed Whitehurst as a member and vice-chairman of the North Carolina Economic Development Board. In 2014, Whitehurst was selected as the recipient of the North Carolina State Park Scholarships program"s William C. Friday Award. A native of Columbus, Georgia, Whitehurst graduated from Rice University in Houston, Texas, with a bachelor"s degree in Computer Science and Economics. He also attended Erlangen Nuremberg University in Erlangen, Germany, holds a general course degree from the London School of Economics and an Master of Business Administration from Harvard Business School. Jim Whitehurst is married and has two children named Jack and Emma. Being an open source company, has a different culture from other traditional businesses. Whitehurst has admitted that he started to work at similar to his start at Delta. However, some of his instructions were followed while others were not by senior co-ordinators. Whitehurst has said he understood later on that he was the one who needed to change in this unorthodox business. "s stocks have moved up three fold since the start of 2009.

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Harvard Business School. Harvard University; Rice University.

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Prior to that, he was a Chief Operating Officer of Delta Air Lincolnshire. Whitehurst was tapped by former Delta Chief Executive Officer Gerald Grinstein to lead the airline out of bankruptcy and played a critical role in Delta"s battle for survival against the hostile takeover attempt by United States Airways in 2006. Whitehurst became a very popular figure during the campaign to Keep Delta My Delta because of his transparent honesty and genuine affection for the company and its heritage.

Some have speculated that his fierce defense of Delta worked against him as Delta"s Board sought a successor to Chief Executive Officer Grinstein in 2007.

Before his appointment as chief operating officer of Delta, Whitehurst served as Senior Vice President and Chief Network and Planning Officer for the company. Prior to joining Delta in 2002, he served as Vice President and Director of The Boston Consulting Group and held various management roles at its Chicago, Hong Kong, Shanghai and Atlanta offices.

In 2013, the Governor of North Carolina, Pat McCrory, appointed Whitehurst as a member and vice-chairman of the North Carolina Economic Development Board. In 2014, Whitehurst was selected as the recipient of the North Carolina State Park Scholarships program"s William C. Friday Award.

A native of Columbus, Georgia, Whitehurst graduated from Rice University in Houston, Texas, with a bachelor"s degree in Computer Science and Economics.

He also attended Erlangen Nuremberg University in Erlangen, Germany, holds a general course degree from the London School of Economics and an Master of Business Administration from Harvard Business School. Jim Whitehurst is married and has two children named Jack and Emma. Being an open source company, has a different culture from other traditional businesses.

Whitehurst has admitted that he started to work at similar to his start at Delta.

However, some of his instructions were followed while others were not by senior co-ordinators. Whitehurst has said he understood later on that he was the one who needed to change in this unorthodox business.

"s stocks have moved up three fold since the start of 2009.

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