Gerald Grinstein is the former CEO of Delta Air Lines, Inc. of Atlanta, Georgia, the world's largest airline. Grinstein came to the position in 2004, after CEO Leo F. Mullin stepped down amid a controversy over executive retirement and cash bonus plans that were deemed excessive. He is succeeded by Richard Anderson, a former Northwest Airlines executive, although Grinstein expected one of his two deputies for the top job.
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Gerald Grinstein is the former CEO of Delta Air Lines, Inc. of Atlanta, Georgia, the world's largest airline. Grinstein came to the position in 2004, after CEO Leo F. Mullin stepped down amid a controversy over executive retirement and cash bonus plans that were deemed excessive. He is succeeded by Richard Anderson, a former Northwest Airlines executive, although Grinstein expected one of his two deputies for the top job.
Grinstein received a BA from Yale University in 1954 and a JD from Harvard Law School in 1957.
From 1985 to 1995 Mr. Grinstein was also CEO of Burlington Northern Railroad (BN). In this position he helped form the corporate entity that resulted in BN's merger which formed the BNSF Railway.
Previously, Grinstein served as CEO of Western Airlines. When Western and Delta merged in 1987, he was appointed to Delta's Board of Directors and has remained on the board since then. He took over as CEO at a time when Delta was in a deep financial crisis. Grinstein embarked on a...
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