Northwest Airlines Names Robert Isom Vice President- International

Northwest Airlines (NASDAQ: NWAC) has announced that Robert D. Isom has been named vice president-international.

He replaces Michael J. Becker, who became the airline's senior vice president-human resources, earlier this month.

"Robert is a skilled airline industry leader with management experience in a number of areas, including financial and operations planning. He will play a pivotal role in Northwest's plans to expand its international service, as market conditions permit," said Philip C. Haan, executive vice president-international, sales and information services.

Isom, who was vice president-finance since June 2000, will report to Haan. He will be responsible for the company's Atlantic and Pacific divisions’ administrative, financial and operations functions. Isom also assumes the responsibilities of David C. Wookey, who will be retiring next month as vice president-Asia.

Commenting on Wookey, Haan continued, "David has been a key member of Northwest's international team that helped the airline continue its long-term growth strategy in the Asia/Pacific region. We thank him for his years of service with Northwest and wish him well as he retires," Haan added.

Before rejoining Northwest last year, Isom was vice president-revenue management for America West Airlines. Before that, he served as the airline’s vice president-operations planning. From 1991-95, Isom held a number of key assignments for Northwest Airlines in cargo and financial planning. Prior to Northwest, he served in management positions in customer service and logistics with Procter & Gamble.

Isom holds bachelor degrees in mechanical engineering and english from The University of Notre Dame and a master’s of business administration from The University of Michigan.