Kathy Savitt
Kathy Savitt

Alaska Airlines is getting a little more geeky in the board room.

The Seattle airline today announced the appointment of Kathy Savitt and Dhiren Fonseca to the board.

Savitt currently serves as chief marketing officer at Yahoo, while Fonseca is the former chief commercial officer at Expedia.

Prior to Yahoo, Savitt ran the Seattle startup Lockerz, which fell on tough times after burning through venture capital. Before that, she worked as an executive VP and chief marketing officer at American Eagle Outfitters and served in senior communications roles at Amazon.com.

Fonseca
Dhiren Fonseca

Before Expedia, Fonseca worked at Microsoft. A Seattle, resident he sits on the boards of Caesars Acquisition Corporation, eLong, Inc. and RentPath.

“With Alaska’s recent purchase of 10 Boeing 737-900ERs and increased traffic from its Seattle hub, the company is building on its success with the addition of two strong board members who have deep consumer technology experience,” said Phyllis Campbell, Alaska Air Group lead independent director. “The extensive experience Kathy and Dhiren bring to the board will provide the oversight and support Alaska needs as it continues to offer new and innovative ways to serve customers.”

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