Southwest president and COO steps down

Southwest Airlines President & Chief Operating Officer, Mike Van de Ven, plans to step down from his role as Chief Operating Officer (COO) at the end of September and from his role as President at the end of December. Van de Ven will become an Executive Advisor for the Company at the start of 2023. With this announcement, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Bob Jordan will assume the additional role of President, effective Jan. 1, 2023. “I want to thank Mike for nearly three decades of Leadership and his unwavering commitment to the cause that is Southwest Airlines. We would not