Thomas W. Horton

For the Royal New Zealand Air Force officer, see Thomas W. Horton (RAF officer).
Thomas W. Horton
Born (1961-05-24) May 24, 1961 (age 63)
Hampton, Virginia, U.S.
Alma materBaylor University
Southern Methodist University
Occupation(s)Lead director at Walmart Inc. and General Electric
Former chairman, president and CEO of American Airlines Group, Inc.
Children2

Thomas W. Horton (born May 24, 1961)[1] is a partner of Global Infrastructure Partners and is lead director at Walmart Inc. and General Electric Corp.[2]

He was chairman, president, and CEO of AMR Corporation until it merged with US Airways Group to form American Airlines Group, Inc., then became chairman of American Airlines Group, Inc. and American Airlines.[3]

Horton is credited with reinventing American Airlines and improving the company's overall performance, and leading the company through one of the most successful restructurings of that scale, culminating in a merger with US Airways.[4][5]

  1. ^ "A look at AMR Corp. CEO Thomas W. Horton". Boston.com. Retrieved June 30, 2020.
  2. ^ "Press Release – H. Lawrence Hulp, JR. Named Chairman and CEO of GE". General Electric. October 1, 2018. Retrieved October 1, 2018.
  3. ^ "Corporate Structure – AMR At-A-Glance". American Airlines. Archived from the original on July 16, 2014. Retrieved June 20, 2014.
  4. ^ Alex Davies (November 12, 2013). "American Airlines, US Airways Strike A Deal To Merge Into The World's Biggest Airline". Yahoo! Finance. Archived from the original on April 18, 2019. Retrieved June 30, 2020.
  5. ^ Hall, Cheryl (February 24, 2019). "Former American Airlines CEO helps pilot the boards of three U.S. corporate icons". The Dallas Morning News. Retrieved June 30, 2020.