JetBlue’s Newest Appointments

By: - February 23rd, 2015

Above: a JetBlue plane

By the Caribbean Journal staff

JetBlue announced a series of new promotions and appointments to its leadership team on Monday.

The moves include the promotion of Mike Elliott to executive vice president for people; Jeff Martin to executive vice president for operations; Marty St George to executive vice president for commercial and planning; Eileen McCarthy to vice president and associate general counsel for corporate governance and Jamie Perry to vice president for brand and product development.

“Today’s announcements reflect an ongoing refinement of how we organize our teams at JetBlue to ensure we have the best talent and the right structure in place to achieve our goals for crewmembers, customers and shareholders,” JetBlue President and CEO Robin Hayes said in a statement.

JetBlue has been on a rapid expansion push throughout the Caribbean over the course of the last few years.

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