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Gordon M. Bethune

Title:CHB
Company:Aloha Airgroup Inc. No. 19
Parent Company:Aloha Airgroup Inc.
Year of Birth:1941
Birth Place:San Antonio, TX
Education:Abilene Christian U, BS; Harvard Business School's Advanced Magement Program, '92; European School of Economics, Master's in Economics; Honorary doctorate degrees: Fairleigh Dickinson U, Montclair State U, College of Aeroutics, New York City, NY
Military Experience:U.S. vy
Job History:Former CHB, CEO, Continental Airlines; VP, GM, Boeing Commercial Airplane Group's Renton Division; VP/Engineering and Maintence, Braniff and Western Airlines; SRVP/Operations, Piedmont Airlines; U.S. vy Aircraft Maintence Officer; Licensed commercial pilot, type-rated on Boeing 757, 767; DC-3, Licensed Airframe and Powerplant; Mechanic
Board Memberships:Honeywell Intl. Corp., Sprint Nextel Corp., Prudential Fincial; The Willis Group
Spouse:T. J. Bethune
Number of Children:3 children
Accomplishments:Under Mr. Bethune's leadership, Continental was among Fortune Magazine's: Top 50 Most Admired Cos., 100 Best Cos. to Work for in America, Number 1 Most Admired Global Airline; Continental named Airline of the Year by Air Transport World Magazine '01; Continental swept Frequent Flier magazine/J.D. Power and Associates' awards '00; Has won the most customer service awards from J.D. Power; Mr. Bethune ranked among the 50 best CEOs in America by Worth magazine (99'-01); Named Airline Person of the Year by Travel Agent Magazine '01 and named among the business travel industry' s 25 Most Influential Executives '98, '00; Honored by the Smithsonian Institution's National Air and Space Museum with the Laureate in Aviation and by Aviation Week & Space Technology '97; Inducted into the Texas Aviation Hall of Fame '03; Bethune's book From Worst to First: Behind the Scenes of Continental's Remarkable Comeback, released '99; Widely sought-after speaker with Leading Authorities Speakers Bureau