Spirit Airlines Appoints Linde Grindle as Chief Human Resources Officer

Spirit Airlines has appointed Linde Grindle as Chief Human Resources Officer, reporting directly to company President and Chief Executive Officer, Ted Christie. In her new role, Grindle will oversee the attraction, development and retention of top talent.

Spirit Airlines' New Chief Human Resources Officer, Linde Grindle - Courtesy Spirit Airlines/PRNewswire

On Monday (January 17, 2022), Spirit Airlines announced the appointment of Linde Grindle as the carrier’s new Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO). In her new position, Grindle will report directly to Spirit’s President and Chief Executive Officer, Ted Christie, and will oversee the company’s Human Resources Department, with a focus on attracting, developing and retaining top talent, while strengthening Spirit’s culture and driving engagement across the airline. Prior to joining Spirit, Ms. Grindle served as Chief Talent Officer at Optum, a unit of UnitedHealth Group. While at Optum, Grindle was credited with transforming the company’s talent acquisition process, designing COVID-19 response strategies and creating various initiatives to improve the employee experience. Prior to joining Optum, Grindle served in human resource and change management roles at Cigna and Accenture.

In today’s announcement, Spirit Airlines’ President and Chief Executive Officer, ted Christie, said,

“Linde brings two decades of experience leading strategic organizational design and team effectiveness across global companies. We plan to double the size of our fleet over the next five years, and Linde is the right transformational leader to spearhead this expansion of our Spirit Family to successfully support our growth.”

Linde Grindle has earned a B.S. in Psychology and a Master of Industrial/Organizational Psychology from the University of Wisconsin-Stout.

Miramar, Florida-based low-cost carrier Spirit Airlines (NYSE: SAVE) is committed to offering the best value in the sky with service to destinations in the U.S., Latin America, and the Caribbean. The airline allows customers to select and pay for only the products and services they want, something they call “À La Smarte.” Spirit also operates one of the youngest and most fuel-efficient fleets in the U.S. The carrier proudly calls their youthful fleet of aircraft their “Fit Fleet®.” Spirit Airlines will add 24 new fuel-efficient Airbus A320neos to their fleet in 2022.

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