SkyWest Airlines CEO and leadership

Q: Who is the CEO of SkyWest Airlines?

The CEO of SkyWest Airlines is Russell A. Childs.

Q: Who is the founder of SkyWest Airlines?

Jerry C. Atkin founded SkyWest Airlines.

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SkyWest Airlines CEO and executives

Executive Summary. Based on our data team's research, Russell A. Childs is the SkyWest Airlines's CEO. SkyWest Airlines has 14,000 employees, of which 17 are in a leadership position.

Here are further demographic highlights of the leadership team:

The SkyWest Airlines executive team is 29% female and 71% male.
69% of the management team is White.
12% of SkyWest Airlines management is Hispanic or Latino.
11% of the management team is Black or African American.

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Name & TitleBio

Russell A. Childs

President/CEO

Russell 'Chip' Childs is a VP/Controller at SKYWEST INC, Senior Director/Controller at SKYWEST INC, and Board Member at SKYWEST INC. He has worked as VP/Controller at SkyWest Airlines and President/COO at SkyWest Airlines. Russell attended Brigham Young University (BYU).

Jerry C. Atkin

Board Member

Greg Wooley

Executive Vice President

Wade J. Steel

Chief Commercial Officer

Wade Steel is a Chief Commercial Officer at SKYWEST INC, Chief Commercial Officer at ExpressJet Airlines Inc, and Chief Commercial Officer at SkyWest Airlines and is based in South Jordan, Utah. He has worked as VP/Controller at SkyWest Airlines, Exec Vice President at SKYWEST INC, and Audit Manager at EY. Wade works or has worked as MEMBER at AICPA. He attended Brigham Young University (BYU) between 1997 and 2000.

James L. Welch

Board Member

Keith E. Smith

Board Member

Robert J. Simmons

Chief Financial Officer

Robert has deep experience in managing growth-oriented companies. He served most recently as Chief Financial Officer of E*TRADE Financial where he helped engineer the company’s profit increase from a loss of a quarter billion dollars in 2001 to annual profits of over $600 million pre-global credit crisis. Revenue doubled over that time from $1.2 billion to $2.4 billion annually. Robert was also part of the record growth of Oracle Corporation, Iomega Corporation, and Campus Pipeline in a variety of corporate finance-related roles after starting his career with Bank of America as a lending officer. He has been interviewed as an industry and topical expert by various print and broadcast media including appearing on CNBC squawk box and in the Wall Street Journal. He received his MBA from Northwestern University (the Kellogg Graduate School of Management) and his BS magna cum laude from Brigham Young University (the Marriott School). Robert is currently CEO of CrowdClear (a DBA of Bendigo Securities), an advisory board member of Taylor Capital, was the former chairman and board member of the Association for Financial Professionals, and is proficient in Italian.

Ronald J. Mittelstaedt

Board Member

Andrew C. Roberts

Board Member

Eric J. Woodward

Chief Accounting Officer

Eric Woodward is a Chief Accounting Officer at ExpressJet Airlines Inc and Chief Acctg Officer/Investor Relations at SKYWEST INC and is based in St. George, Utah. He has worked as Audit Manager at KPMG US, VP/Controller at SKYWEST INC, and Chief Accounting Officer at SkyWest Airlines. Eric works or has worked as MEMBER at Utah Association of Certified Public Accountants and MEMBER at AICPA. He attended University of Utah between 2005 and 2007.

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Name & TitleBio

Jerry C. Atkin

Board Member

SkyWest Airlines board members

Name & TitleBio

Russell A. Childs

President/CEO

Jerry C. Atkin

Board Member

James L. Welch

Board Member

Keith E. Smith

Board Member

Ronald J. Mittelstaedt

Board Member

Andrew C. Roberts

Board Member

Meredith Siegfried Madden

Board Member

Smita Conjeevaram

Board Member

Steven F. Udvar-Házy

Board Member

W. Steve Albrecht

Board Member

SkyWest Airlines leadership demographics

SkyWest Airlines gender distribution in management team

The SkyWest Airlines executive team is 29% female and 71% male.
SkyWest Airlines is 46% female and 54% male company-wide.

Male

71%

Company-wide: 54%

Female

29%

Company-wide: 46%

SkyWest Airlines executives by race

Management Team:

The most common ethnicity among SkyWest Airlines executive officers is White.
69% of the management team is White.
12% of SkyWest Airlines's management is Hispanic or Latino.
11% of the management team is Black or African American.

Company-wide:

White is the most common ethnicity company-wide.
65% of employees are White.
19% of employees are Hispanic or Latino.
6% of employees are Asian.

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What employees say about the executives at SkyWest Airlines

Employee reviews

1.0

A zippia user wrote a review on Apr 2024

Pros of working at SkyWest Airlines

OT is wide open

Cons of working at SkyWest Airlines

Proven time and time again corporate does not care about employees, and base manager at BNA does not care about employees.

SkyWest Airlines benefits

Flight benefits are ok we lost extremely low though.

What do you like best about SkyWest Airlines's CEO and the leadership team?

Absolutely nothing, there is no team. Upper management does not do anything to make the life of employees better or easier.

How would you improve SkyWest Airlines's culture?

Change all management, improve pay scales for everyone and better health benefits.

How did you prepare for the SkyWest Airlines interview?

I personally did not prepare. I walked across the parking lot from Embraer heavy maintenance in Nashville to skywest.

How does your compensation at SkyWest Airlines compare to the industry average?

Our pay is below average, health benefits are horrid.

What's the diversity at SkyWest Airlines like?

About average I would say.

What brings you the most joy at SkyWest Airlines?

Clocking out for the day is ultimately the best part, however during the day the joking round with certain individuals.

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3.0

A zippia user wrote a review on Aug 2021

Pros of working at SkyWest Airlines

The work is not overly complicated, it is sometimes demanding and sometimes things slow down, but the job in and of itself is to the point and easily accomplished of you know and understand your role.

Cons of working at SkyWest Airlines

Company politics, creating positions for people who are flavored and the lack of growth opportunity. There is a good ol boy clubhouse and if you are not a yes man, you are blacklisted. Management covers for management even when they are in the wrong. You can easily get burned if you don't keep your wits or uphold your personal integrity. You have to stand up for yourself and push back against corruption. Managers care about the bottom line and show little interest in developing their people or recognizing talent.

SkyWest Airlines benefits

Flight Benefits are the best perk if you have time and opportunity to yes them.

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5.0

A zippia user wrote a review on Jun 2021

Pros of working at SkyWest Airlines

Great people. Mostly good management that listens. Adapts to new challenges well.

Cons of working at SkyWest Airlines

Many positions underpaid

SkyWest Airlines benefits

Flight benifits

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4.0

A zippia user wrote a review on Sep 2019

Pros of working at SkyWest Airlines

Some great people. InFlight leadership is wonderful.

Cons of working at SkyWest Airlines

Low compensation. Lack of control over schedule. Rewarded not on merit but only on seniority.

SkyWest Airlines benefits

Flight benefits.

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3.0

A zippia user wrote a review on Jul 2018

Pros of working at SkyWest Airlines

Great company, solid management although they are just interested in making money the do provide job security.

Cons of working at SkyWest Airlines

The Pay that they pay everyone and that is not fair

SkyWest Airlines benefits

Travel Benefits

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Updated November 18, 2022

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