Alaska Air Group names Patricia Bedient board chair as Brad Tilden retires

Alaska Air Group’s (AAG) Board of Directors announced that Lead Independent Director Patricia Bedient will replace Brad Tilden as chair of the company’s Board of Directors, effective May 5, 2022. Bedient will serve as independent non-executive chair, while Tilden served as executive chair. The announcement is part of a leadership succession plan that involved Tilden retiring as CEO in March 2021 and passing the helm to Ben Minicucci. “The transition to Ben as CEO has been seamless, the leadership team is operating as one and the company is coming out of the pandemic in a position of strength,” said Tilden.