On May 5, 2015, the Board of Directors of SkyWest Inc. appointed Meredith R. Siegfried, President and Chief Executive Officer of Nordam Group Inc. and a director of each of Nordam Group Inc., Erickson Air-Crane Inc., and World Travel Service LLC, to serve as a director of the Company. The appointment of Ms. Siegfried fills one of two vacancies on the Board resulting from the decisions of Margaret S. Billson and Robert G. Sarver not to stand for re-election as directors of the Company at the Annual Meeting of the Company's shareholders held on May 5, 2015. The other vacancy resulting from the departures of Ms. Billson and Mr. Sarver was filled by the election of Andrew C. Roberts as a director of the Company at the Annual Meeting.
In connection with their commencement of service as directors of the Company, Ms. Siegfried was named to serve as a member of the Compensation and Safety & Compliance Committees of the Board and Mr. Roberts was appointed to serve as the Chairman of the Safety Committee and a member of the Audit & Finance Committee of the Board. Ms. Siegfried and Mr. Roberts will be eligible to participate as non-employee directors in the Company's benefit plans, consistent with the Company's non-employee director compensation practices.
SkyWest, Inc. is the holding company for SkyWest Airlines, Inc. (SkyWest Airlines) and SkyWest Leasing, Inc. (SkyWest Leasing), an aircraft leasing company. The Company operates through two segments: SkyWest Airlines and SWC, and SkyWest Leasing. SkyWest Airlines offers scheduled passenger service to destinations in the United States, Canada and Mexico. The Company's flights are operated as United Express, Delta Connection, American Eagle or Alaska Airlines flights under code-share agreements with United Airlines, Inc., Delta Air Lines, Inc., American Airlines, Inc. or Alaska Airlines, Inc., respectively. SkyWest Airlines has a fleet of approximately 500 aircraft. SkyWest Charter, LLC (SWC) offers on-demand charter service using CRJ200 aircraft in a 30-seat configuration. SkyWest Leasing finances new aircraft with debt under its capacity purchase agreements, consisting of its E175 aircraft. SkyWest Leasing is also engaged in leasing aircraft and engines to third parties.
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