John Cahill - American Airlines Lead Independent Director

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Director

Mr. John T. Cahill is Lead Independent Director of the Company. He has served as Vice Chairman of The Kraft Heinz Company since its formation in July 2015. He previously served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Kraft Foods Group, Inc., a food and beverage company, from December 2014 to July 2015, as NonExecutive Chairman of Kraft Foods Group from March 2014 to December 2014 and as Executive Chairman of Kraft Foods Group from October 2012 until March 2014. Mr. Cahill joined Kraft Foods, Inc., the former parent of Kraft Foods Group, in January 2012 as Executive Chairman, North American Grocery, and served in that capacity until October 2012. Prior to that, he served as an industrial partner at Ripplewood Holdings LLC, a private equity firm, from 2008 to 2011. Mr. Cahill spent nine years with The Pepsi Bottling Group, Inc., a beverage manufacturing company, most recently as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer from 2003 to 2006 and Executive Chairman until 2007. Mr. Cahill also served as Chief Financial Officer and head of International Operations of The Pepsi Bottling Group, Inc. Mr. Cahill previously spent nine years with PepsiCo, Inc., a food and beverage company, in a variety of leadership positions. In addition to serving on the board of The Kraft Heinz Company, Mr. Cahill also currently serves as a member of the board of directors of ColgatePalmolive Company, a consumer products company, and he was a member of the board of directors of Legg Mason, Inc., an investment management firm, from 2009 to June 2014 since 2013.
Age 61
Tenure 11 years
Phone682 278 9000
Webhttps://www.aa.com
Cahill has also served on the board of directors of Frontier Holdings, Inc., the parent company of Frontier Airlines, from 1984 to 1985. His Leadership and operations experience in executive leadership roles at global public companies, as well as accounting and financial expertise and public company board and corporate governance experience.

American Airlines Management Efficiency

The company has return on total asset (ROA) of 0.0212 % which means that it generated a profit of $0.0212 on every $100 spent on assets. This is way below average. American Airlines' management efficiency ratios could be used to measure how well American Airlines manages its routine affairs as well as how well it operates its assets and liabilities.
American Airlines Group has accumulated 32.39 B in total debt. American Airlines has a current ratio of 1.03, suggesting that it is in a questionable position to pay out its financial obligations in time and when they become due. Debt can assist American Airlines until it has trouble settling it off, either with new capital or with free cash flow. So, American Airlines' shareholders could walk away with nothing if the company can't fulfill its legal obligations to repay debt. However, a more frequent occurrence is when companies like American Airlines sell additional shares at bargain prices, diluting existing shareholders. Debt, in this case, can be an excellent and much better tool for American to invest in growth at high rates of return. When we think about American Airlines' use of debt, we should always consider it together with cash and equity.

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American Airlines Group Inc., through its subsidiaries, operates as a network air carrier. American Airlines Group Inc. was founded in 1930 and is headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas. AMERICAN AIRLINES operates under Airlines classification in Germany and is traded on Frankfurt Stock Exchange. It employs 117400 people. American Airlines Group (A1G) is traded on Frankfurt Exchange in Germany and employs 129,700 people.

Management Performance

American Airlines Leadership Team

Elected by the shareholders, the American Airlines' board of directors comprises two types of representatives: American Airlines inside directors who are chosen from within the company, and outside directors, selected externally and held independent of American. The board's role is to monitor American Airlines' management team and ensure that shareholders' interests are well served. American Airlines' inside directors are responsible for reviewing and approving budgets prepared by upper management to implement core corporate initiatives and projects. On the other hand, American Airlines' outside directors are responsible for providing unbiased perspectives on the board's policies.
Ray Robinson, Independent Director
Denise OLeary, Independent Director
Adriane Brown, Director
Robert Isom, COO; CEO of US Airways, Inc
Jeffrey Benjamin, Independent Director
Scott Long, Managing Relations
Stephen Johnson, Executive Vice President - Corporate Affairs
Michael Embler, Independent Director
Maya Leibman, Executive Vice President, Chief Information Officer
Matthew Hart, Independent Director
James Albaugh, Independent Director
John Cahill, Lead Independent Director
Elise Eberwein, Executive Vice President - People and Communications
Douglas Steenland, Director
Ronald Defeo, VP Officer
Ganesh Jayaram, Ex Officer
Martin Nesbitt, Independent Director
Priya Aiyar, Sr Officer
Derek Kerr, Chief Financial Officer, Executive Vice President
David Seymour, VP COO
William Parker, Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer
Kenji Hashimoto, Sr Devel
Bruce Wark, VP Counsel
Susan Kronick, Independent Director

American Stock Performance Indicators

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