Alaska Airlines Announces Promotion of CFO Shane Tackett to President
- Joe Breitfeller
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Alaska Airlines has today announced that their Chief Financial Officer, Shane Hackett, has been promoted to President. Mr. Tackett brings 25 years of experience at Alaska across key areas such as finance, strategy, commercial and labor relations.
On Wednesday (June 17, 2026), Alaska Airlines announced the promotion of their Chief Financial Officer (CFO), Shane Tackett, to President. Mr. Tackett, who will now serve as both CFO and President, brings deep operating knowledge and financial discipline to an expanded leadership role across the company’s operations and brands. In his new dual role, Mr. Tackett will continue leading the organization’s finance, fleet management, investor relations, supply chain, internal audit and information technology functions, while also adding the commercial organization, led by Chief Commercial Officer Andrew Harrison, to his portfolio of responsibilities. This promotion builds on a career spanning over 25 years at Alaska, where Tackett has held leadership roles across financial planning, labor relations, revenue management, e-commerce and strategy.
In Wednesday’s announcement, Alaska Air Group’s President and CEO, and CEO of Alaska Airlines, Ben Minicucci, said,
“Shane’s promotion to president of Alaska Airlines marks an important step as we continue investing in leadership capacity to execute our global ambitions and integrate Hawaiian Airlines. I’m proud of the leadership team we’ve built, and I’m energized by the work ahead. Shane’s deep history with our company, industry expertise and financial leadership have helped Alaska navigate complexity, invest for growth and stay focused on long-term value creation. Bringing commercial and finance leadership together under Shane will strengthen alignment and accelerate our priorities as we continue advancing our strategy and creating long-term value for our stakeholders.”
Alaska Airlines’ incoming President and current Chief Financial Officer, Shane Tackett, added,
“I started at Alaska more than 25 years ago, and over that time we’ve built a stronger, more resilient airline with a clear strategy for the future. As President and Chief Financial Officer, I’m excited to help lead even more of this organization as we continue executing Alaska Accelerate, growing our global relevance and delivering for our guests, employees and owners.”
Mr. Tackett’s newly expanded role is effective June 29, 2026. He will report to Ben Minicucci and continue to serve on the company’s Executive Committee. His election to President of Alaska Airlines follows the leadership announcements made last September of Diana Birkett Rakow as CEO of Hawaiian Airlines, Andy Schneider as CEO and President of Horizon Air and Jason Berry as Chief Operating Officer. Other recent appointments include the promotion of Kyle Levine to EVP, Corporate & Public Affairs, Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary as well as the appointment of Lindsay-Rae McIntrye as Chief People Officer.
Source: Alaska Air Group
