US Airways Group Names Thomas R. Harter to Its Board
August 27 2004 - 12:06PM
PR Newswire (US)
US Airways Group Names Thomas R. Harter to Its Board ARLINGTON,
Va., Aug. 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- US Airways Group, Inc.
announced today the election of Thomas R. Harter to its board of
directors effective immediately. He becomes one of four
representatives of US Airways' labor groups on the board. Harter
will fill the seat previously held by Perry Hayes and will serve as
the board representative for US Airways' Association of Flight
Attendants and Transport Workers Union members. Currently senior
vice president and consultant at The Segal Company, based in
Washington, D.C., Harter has a wide range of experience in working
with large regional and national multi-employer pension and health
trust funds. He represented labor organizations in negotiating
contracts at the national level, dealing with the problems of
escalating health care costs. "Tom brings a breadth of skills that
we can utilize during this critical time for the company and the
board members look forward to working with him," said US Airways
Chairman Dr. David G. Bronner. "I also want to thank Perry for his
time and contributions as a board member. He was an articulate
advocate for the interests of our employees and has provided an
important perspective during the company's transformation," said
Bronner. Prior to joining The Segal Company in 1979, Harter worked
as an independent consultant providing general business consulting
and tax services to corporations, partnerships and sole
proprietors. He also has experience as a systems and information
manager with AARP, including duties as pension and health insurance
benefits manager for a nationwide multiple-employers system
composed of AARP and related taxable and tax-exempt corporations.
Harter earned a bachelor of arts degree from Yale University in
1964 and has taken advanced courses in business management and
pensions. He has served as an instructor in the Certified Employee
Benefits Specialist programs sponsored by George Washington
University and the George Meany Labor Institute. He also served as
an officer in the U.S. Navy during the Vietnam war from 1964 to
1969, including two assignments as operations/communications
officers in the war zone and one tour at the Pentagon. Harter
resides in Falls Church, Va. DATASOURCE: US Airways Group, Inc.
CONTACT: David Castelveter of US Airways Group, Inc.,
+1-703-872-5100 Web site: http://www.usairways.com/
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