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Oct. 11, 2016

Anderson retiring from Delta board of directors; Frank Blake named non-executive chairman (Article)

Francis S. “Frank” Blake, former Chairman and CEO of The Home Depot, will succeed Richard Anderson as Delta’s non-executive chairman.

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Leadership

Apr. 28, 2016

Atlanta mayor celebrates CEO Anderson with Phoenix Award, tears (Article)

Emotion filled Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed’s small ceremonial office as he spoke this week during a final joint public appearance during Richard Anderson’s tenure as Delta CEO. Reed at times fought back...

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Feb. 9, 2016

Political fixture praises Anderson from Senate floor (Article)

U.S. Sen. Johnny Isakson, R-Ga., paid tribute to Richard Anderson from the floor of the Senate Monday, praising the Delta CEO’s contributions to the airline industry and the American economy over the...

Richard Anderson and Ed Bastian holding up newspapers

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Leadership

Feb. 5, 2016

PHOTOS: Anderson and Bastian, a leadership tandem (Article)

Since 2007, Delta CEO Richard Anderson and President Ed Bastian have been a nearly inseparable leadership team. United by the goal of making Delta the world’s best airline for customers and employees...

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Feb. 4, 2016

Social media celebrates Anderson, welcomes Bastian (Article)

With Wednesday's announcement of Richard Anderson’s retirement from Delta, social media lit up with messages of appreciation and well wishes for the outgoing CEO. In his nine years at the helm,...

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Leadership

Feb. 4, 2016

What Wall Street is saying about Delta’s executive transition (Article)

The financial sector’s response was upbeat after Delta announced Wednesday that current President Ed Bastian would succeed CEO Richard Anderson, who will retire in May. Analysts said they expect a “...

Richard Anderson and Ed Bastian Speaking

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Leadership

Feb. 3, 2016

Delta announces executive succession (Article)

Delta Air Lines, Inc. Board of Directors today announced that Richard H. Anderson has chosen to retire as CEO effective May 2, 2016.

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Financial

Jan. 19, 2016

Delta closes 2015 with historic profit (Image)

Delta reported a record-breaking 4Q Tuesday, with adjusted pre-tax income of $1.45 billion, capping a historic year for the global airline.

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Leadership

Dec. 18, 2015

Aviation Week: Delta CEO is Person of Year (Article)

Aviation Week has named Delta CEO Richard Anderson its 2015 Person of the Year, citing his influence on the U.S. airline industry. “The Delta Air Lines CEO has fundamentally changed the U.S. airline...

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Financial

Dec. 17, 2015

Delta's CEO kicks off Investor Day 2015 on CNBC (Article)

Delta’s annual Investor Day is a great opportunity to get a road map of the company’s plans for 2016 and hear directly from CEO Richard Anderson, President Ed Bastian and other top executives as they...