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Jerry C. Atkin (born February 27, 1949) is the chairman of SkyWest, Inc., which operates SkyWest Airlines and (until January 2019) ExpressJet Airlines.[1] He helped consolidate the merger between ASA and SkyWest.[2][3]

Atkin joined the company in July 1974 as a member of the Board of Directors and the company's Director of Finance. He became the President and Chief Executive Officer the next year.[4] He is on the Utah State Board of Regents.[5] He was once regarded as "longest-tenured CEO in airline industry" for Skywest before stepping down in 2016 for Chip Childs to succeed on January 1, 2017.[6][7]

He and his wife Carolyn have four children.[6] His son Ryan Atkin once worked for Oppenheimer in New York City.[citation needed]

References

  1. ^ "SkyWest Airlines". Archived from the original on 2010-05-28. Retrieved 2010-02-20.
  2. ^ "Atkin's Leadership Cited As Key To Successful ASA-SkyWest Merger". Regional Aviation News, August 29, 2005
  3. ^ "Atlantic Southeast Airlines". Archived from the original on 2007-04-01. Retrieved 2010-02-20.
  4. ^ "Jerry C. Atkin". people.forbes.com. Archived from the original on May 26, 2012. Retrieved 2016-05-15.
  5. ^ "Utah State Board of Regents — Utah System of Higher Education". Archived from the original on 2010-02-20. Retrieved 2010-02-20.
  6. ^ a b Sadlier, Samantha. "SkyWest's Jerry Atkin is longest-tenured CEO in airline industry". The Spectrum. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  7. ^ Burkett, Jed. "Atkin to step down as SkyWest CEO". The spectrum. Retrieved 1 February 2021.


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