Gone Fishing? Delta’s Anderson announces his retirement

Last week, Delta Air Lines announced that its chief executive, Richard H. Anderson, who has has been at the helm of the Atlanta-based carrier since September 2007, will retire from the role on May 2, 2016.  At that time, he will be elevated to Executive Chairman of the Delta Air Lines Board of Directors. Dan Carp, chairman of Delta’s Board of Directors described Anderson as an “outstanding leader and CEO”, praising his “unique combination of strategic and operating skills” and his “commitment to employees, corporate culture, customers and shareholders [that] has redefined Delta and led to an entirely new and