Lunch with Southwest CEO Gary Kelly

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Join Gary Kelly, CEO of Southwest Airlines, at a Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce luncheon from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., Wednesday, March 23, at the Dining Center at SNHU, 2500 N. River Road.

Tickets are $35 for Chamber members and $40 for non-members. Register and pay online.

About the speaker

Gary Kelly serves as the Chairman of the Board, President, and Chief Executive Officer at Southwest Airlines. A 23-year Southwest veteran who became CFO in 1989, Gary has worked closely with Southwest’s legendary Cofounder and Chairman Emeritus Herb Kelleher and President Emeritus Colleen Barrett to build the nation’s largest airline in terms of passengers-and the undisputed Low-Fare Leader.

Gary began his career at Southwest Airlines as Controller, moving up to Chief Financial Officer and Vice President Finance, then Executive Vice President and CFO, before being promoted to CEO and Vice Chairman in July 2004. Prior to joining Southwest Airlines in 1986, Gary was a CPA for Arthur Young & Company in Dallas and Controller for Systems Center, Inc.

Southwest Airlines is celebrating 37 years of consecutive profitability and was named #1 in Customer Satisfaction by the Department of Transportation for the year 2009. For the 13th year in a row, Fortune magazine listed Southwest Airlines among the world’s most admired corporations.

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