Southwest Airlines adds industry veteran Gangwal to board amid pressure from Elliott

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Gangwal — who co-founded InterGlobe Aviation, the operator of India's largest airline IndiGo — has also served on the boards of US Airways Group, CarMax and ...

- Southwest Airlines has appointed aviation industry veteran Rakesh Gangwal to its board of directors, it said on Monday, as increasing pressure from activist investor Elliott pushes the U.S. budget carrier to take defensive measures.

Elliott, known for pushing for a change to boost shareholder returns, had called for a reconstitution of Southwest's board with "new, truly independent" directors possessing expertise in airlines, customer experience and technology.The activist investor had also called for a leadership change citing Southwest's disappointing financial results.

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