ATLANTA, Jan. 15,
2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Delta Air Lines' (NYSE:DAL)
board of directors today announced Judith
McKenna as its newest member, effective February 7, 2025.
Ms. McKenna most recently served as President and Chief
Executive Officer of Walmart International until her retirement in
January 2024, where she was
responsible for all aspects of Walmart's business outside
the United States.
"We look forward to welcoming Judith to the Delta board of
directors," said David Taylor,
Delta's non-executive Chair of the Board. "Judith's deep leadership
and global management experience, as well as her relentless passion
for care for customers and employees throughout organizations, will
contribute meaningfully to Delta's board."
Ms. McKenna spent 27 years at Walmart in senior roles in the
U.S. and internationally, culminating in her appointment as
President and Chief Executive Officer of Walmart International in
2018 after serving as Chief Operating Officer of Walmart U.S. and
other leadership roles at Walmart. Before joining Walmart, Ms.
McKenna served as the Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial
Officer of Asda, Walmart's supermarket chain in the United Kingdom. She previously served as Chair
of Walmex, Walmart's business across Mexico and Central
America and a Mexican Bolsa listed company, and
served on the boards of directors of Flipkart, an Indian E-commerce
business, and PhonePe, a market leading Indian payments and
financial services business. She currently serves as a
non-executive director of Unilever PLC.
Ms. McKenna holds a law degree from the University of Hull in
England, before earning her
Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales accounting qualification at KPMG. She
was awarded an honorary doctorate in law from the University of
Hull in 2014.
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