Alaska Air Group Promotes Brandon Pedersen to Finance VP and Announces New Financial Planning Head
07 Dicembre 2006 - 2:00PM
PR Newswire (US)
SEATTLE, Dec. 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The Board of Directors of
Alaska Air Group (AAG) has elected Brandon Pedersen vice president
of finance and controller. The company also named Andrew Harrison
managing director of financial planning and analysis. Pedersen had
been staff vice president of finance and controller, while Harrison
was managing director of internal audit. Pedersen is responsible
for Alaska Air Group's accounting, payroll, tax and financial
reporting functions. "Brandon has done an outstanding job as our
controller in a very difficult environment and has a firm grasp of
the challenges and opportunities before us," said Brad Tilden,
Alaska's executive vice president of finance and chief financial
officer. "This promotion recognizes the importance our board places
on financial performance and the contributions Brandon has made
during the last three years." Before joining Alaska Airlines in
2003, Pedersen, 40, was a partner with a major accounting firm,
specializing in financial statement audit services for clients
ranging from small businesses to multinational corporations.
Pedersen graduated from the University of Washington, where he
earned bachelor's degrees in business administration and economics.
He is a certified public accountant and a member of the Accounting
Advisory Board of the University of Washington. He also serves on
the board of the American Red Cross of King and Kitsap Counties.
Harrison, 36, came to Alaska Airlines in 2003 from KPMG
International, where he was a senior audit manager. During his 16
years with the public accounting firm, he worked with a wide range
of companies in Australia, Eastern Europe and the United States.
"Andrew has done an excellent job leading our internal audit group
for the past three years," said Tilden. "We look forward to him
bringing his energy and financial expertise to our financial
planning and analysis function." A graduate of the University of
Melbourne with a bachelor's degree in commerce, Harrison is an
Australian chartered accountant and a U.S. certified public
accountant. Alaska Airlines and sister carrier, Horizon Air,
together serve 89 cities through an expansive network throughout
Alaska, the Lower 48, Canada and Mexico. For reservations visit
alaskaair.com. For more news and information, visit the Alaska
Airlines/Horizon Air Newsroom at alaskaair.com/newsroom.
DATASOURCE: Alaska Airlines CONTACT: Amanda Tobin Bielawski,
+1-206-392-5134, or Caroline Boren, +1-206-392-5799, both of Alaska
Airlines Web site: http://www.alaskaair.com/
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