Thomas W. Horton
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For the Royal New Zealand Air Force officer, see Thomas W. Horton (RAF officer).
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]
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Thomas W. Horton | |
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Born | (1961-05-24) May 24, 1961 (age 62) |
Alma mater | Baylor University Southern Methodist University |
Occupation(s) | Lead Director at Walmart Inc. and General Electric Former Chairman, President and CEO of American Airlines Group, Inc. |
Children | 2 |
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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]