| Jeff Pinneo, President and Chief Executive Officer
Tom Gerharter, Senior Vice President, Operations
Andy Schneider, Senior Vice President, Customer Services
Art Thomas,Vice President, Legal, and General Counsel
Jeff Pinneo
President and Chief Executive Officer
Horizon Air
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Jeff Pinneo was appointed president and CEO of Horizon Air in January 2002. He has nearly 30 years of aviation experience, 25 of them with Horizon and Alaska Airlines.
Previously, Pinneo served as vice president, Customer Services, at Horizon beginning in 1990. In that role, he oversaw Horizon's largest division, which included station operations, inflight services, security, and food and beverage service.
At Horizon Air, Pinneo leads a team of more than 4,000 employees. Horizon operates a fleet of more than 60 aircraft, serving more than 40 cities, primarily in the Northwest and Western Canada.
Prior to joining Horizon, Pinneo served in Alaska Airlines' marketing department as director of advertising. He also was responsible for the original implementation of Alaska's frequent flyer program, then known as Gold Coast Travel and now called the Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan.
Before coming to Alaska in 1981, Pinneo held various roles in airline sales and tour/charter marketing. He began his airline career in 1977 as a flight attendant for Continental Airlines while completing his undergraduate degree.
Pinneo served as chairman for the Regional Airline Association in 2006. He is currently serving on the Washington State University Business School National Board of Advisors and on the Puget Sound Leadership Board of Medical Teams International.
A graduate of the University of Washington, Pinneo holds a master's degree through the Presidential/Key Executive MBA program at Pepperdine University.
Andy Schneider
Senior Vice President, Customer Services
Horizon Air
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Andy Schneider has been senior vice president of customer services since July 2003.. She is responsible for Horizon's largest division, consisting of more than 2,000 employees. She oversees station operations at more than 40 airports covering five states, British Columbia and Alberta. Her responsibilities include services training and customer relations, inflight services, facilities and network services, food and beverage services, airport affairs, and security.
Previously, she worked at Alaska Airlines for 14 years. As staff vice president of station operations and cargo services, Schneider was in charge of the administration and operation of more than 50 stations, cargo sales and cargo operations, and security.
Additionally, Schneider spent six years overseeing inflight services, first as an assistant vice president and later as staff vice president of inflight services and station operations. She began her career as Alaska's manager of financial accounting in 1989. She joined Alaska from the public accounting firm of Arthur Andersen & Company.
A native of Boise, Schneider holds a business administration degree from Gonzaga University in Spokane.
Tom Gerharter
Senior Vice President, Operations
Horizon Air
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Tom Gerharter has been senior vice president of operations since August 1995. He is responsible for guiding the maintenance and flight operations divisions. These responsibilities include the operation and maintenance of more than 60 jet and turboprop aircraft.
Prior to this appointment, he served Horizon as vice president, Flight Operations. Gerharter joined Horizon Air in 1983 as a pilot and maintained his flight currency as a Fokker F-28 captain until that aircraft was retired in 2002.
Gerharter is a graduate of the University of Minnesota, where he received a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering.
Gene Hahn
Vice President, Flight Operations
Horizon Air
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Gene Hahn has been vice president of flight operations since June 2003. He is directly responsible for flight systems and procedures, dispatch, crew scheduling and training.
Hahn began with Horizon in 2000 as vice president, Maintenance and Engineering.
Before joining Horizon, Hahn worked for Middletown, Pa.-based Allegheny Airlines, a US Airways Express carrier, as vice president of maintenance and engineering.
Prior to that, he spent 14 years at American Eagle/Wings West Airlines, where he held various positions of increasing responsibility – including director and then vice president of flight operations, director of flight training/standards, and vice president of maintenance and engineering. He was also a captain-qualified Saab 340 pilot and check airman for Wings West.
A San Francisco native, Hahn holds a bachelor's degree in aerospace engineering from California State Polytechnic University in Pomona, Calif.
Celia Sherbeck
Vice President, Maintenance and Engineering
Horizon Air
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Celia Sherbeck has been vice president of maintenance and engineering since July 2003. She is responsible for the safety, maintenance, inspection and reliability of Horizon's fleet of jet and turboprop aircraft, and she oversees Horizon's maintenance and engineering professionals based in Portland, Boise, Seattle, Spokane and Pasco.
Prior to that, she was the senior director at Air Canada responsible for leading an initiative to enhance the value of the airline's maintenance and engineering business. Previously, she held several other posts, including general manager of power plant maintenance and general manager of business services technical operations.
Before her assignment at Air Canada, Sherbeck was with Bombardier Aerospace, where she was the vice president responsible for a customer-focused methodology for process redesign and improvement. From 1988 to 1996, she was with General Electric's Aircraft Engines division, where she held several positions of increasing responsibility in engine services, business development and market planning. Previously, she served as vice president for civil aviation for Aerospace Industries of America, a trade association for aerospace manufacturers located in Washington, D.C.
Art Thomas
Vice President, Legal, and General Counsel
Horizon Air
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Art Thomas joined Horizon Air in July 1983 as legal counsel and was elected to the position of general counsel in May 1984. In August 1985 he was elected also to the position of secretary. He was elected vice president in June 1986. In February 1996, Thomas' title was changed to vice president, Legal and Administration, and corporate secretary.
Thomas oversees the legal, benefits, safety and health and support services departments. In addition, his department provides labor relations services to divisions with employees represented by unions.
A graduate of the University of Washington, Thomas is a member of the Washington State Bar Association and served on the legal staff of PACCAR, Inc., a manufacturer of transportation equipment and industrial products from 1972 to 1983.
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