Rollin King

Rollin W. King is a co-founder and former Director of Southwest Airlines.

Background

Rollin W. King was a director of Southwest Airlines Co. since 1967 and serves as a Member of Audit Committee, Executive Committee and Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. Mr. King engaged in Executive education and consulting as the principal of Rollin King Associates from January 1, 1989 until his retirement on December 31, 1995, and subsequently he has been principally engaged in private investments.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEMBERSHIPS1967-2006Former Director, Member of Audit Committee, Member of Executive Committee and Member of Nominating & Corporate Governance CommitteeSouthwest Airlines Co.

[Source: Business Week http://investing.businessweek.com/businessweek/research/stocks/people/person.asp?personId=632020&symbol=LUV]

Rollin W. King hired now famous attorney Herbert Kelleher to manage legal affairs for him as was needed. At the time, there was a telephone conversation in which Rollin proposed the idea for what would eventually become Southwest Airlines. A direct quote in the Dallas Morning News disputes the entire "business plan on a cocktail napkin" notion, but he agreed with the reporter of the story that it did make for a great story.

[ [http://209.85.141.104/search?q=cache:7gSH0QS6CLIJ:www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/bus/industries/airlines/stories/DN-rollinking_16bus.ART.State.Edition1.372f4be.html+%22rollin+king&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=2&gl=us 403 Forbidden ] ] [ [http://www.southwest.com/about_swa/airborne.html Southwest Airlines - A Brief History ] ]

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