(TAN): Delta has named Mike Spanos as chief operating officer and the newest member of the Delta leadership committee, effective June 12, the airline said in a statement.
“The experience and perspective Mike brings to Delta will enhance and accelerate the integration across our operational, customer experience and technology teams, aligning them to deliver an unsurpassed product and service for our customers and our employees,” Delta CEO Ed Bastian said in a memo to employees last week.
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“The Delta people are the best in the business,” Spanos said. “I’m looking forward to getting started, visiting the operation and rolling up my sleeves to enable our team to do what they do every day: run the world’s best airline for our customers.”
Spanos brings to Delta deep experience in frontline leadership, strategy, operations and a global perspective earned throughout his career. “Mike shares our values of servant leadership and always putting people first,” said Bastian.