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United
Airlines has appointed Rohit Philip as vice president - Financial Planning and Analysis; Todd
Arkenberg as vice president - Employee Experience; and Robert Sahadevan
as vice president - Mileage Plus.
In his new role as vice president - Financial Planning and Analysis,
Rohit Philip will be responsible
for business development and overseeing the company's operating and capital plans. He succeeds
Kathryn Mikells, who was named vice president - Investor Relations.
Philip joined United in 1995 and has held a number of leadership roles in the finance organization
and within UAL Loyalty Services, where he was vice president of finance and business
development. He also served as managing director of United's restructuring office, and most
recently, he was assistant treasurer. Philip also played a critical role in leading several significant
financial transactions, including United's recent aircraft refinancing plans and the sale of the
company's stake in online travel agencies.
Philip
will report to Greg Taylor, senior vice president - Corporate Planning
and Strategy.
In his newly created position,
Todd
Arkenberg will work with the Operations, Customer Experience, Human Resources and Communications
teams and pull resources from across the company to lead and coordinate numerous company wide initiatives to improve the employee
work environment. These initiatives include employee recognition, leadership development and providing tools and training to enable
employees to deliver superior service to our customers. Arkenberg will
report to Pete McDonald, United's chief operating officer.
Arkenberg joined United in 1986, has served in a number of leadership roles across the operation. Most recently, he served as Managing
Director of United Express where he was responsible for overseeing the operation and scheduling of United Express partners.
As vice president - Mileage Plus,
Robert Sahadevan will lead the unit which is responsible for the company's frequent flyer program and
associated marketing. He will have overall profit and loss responsibility for the organization, which is an $800 million business, with 48
million enrolled members. He will report to Dennis Cary, senior vice president - Marketing.
Sahadevan was named to head Mileage Plus earlier this month. Having joined United in 1997, Robert previously served as senior vice
president of UAL Loyalty Services and most recently as managing director-Investor Relations.
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