Southwest announced that EVP & Chief Legal & Regulatory Officer & Corporate Secretary Mark Shaw has decided to move to an Executive Advisor role, effective June 1. Shaw joined Southwest nearly 24 years ago. With Shaw’s transition, SVP & Chief Corporate Affairs Officer Jason Van Eaton is promoted to EVP, Chief Regulatory & Corporate Affairs Officer, effective June 1. In this role, Van Eaton’s duties will include legislative and regulatory policy oversight, airline airport relationships management, facility construction and maintenance, corporate security, and real estate planning. He’ll oversee the Company’s Airport Affairs, Facilities, Governmental Affairs, Legal, and Real Estate Departments. Van Eaton joined Southwest in May 2015 and was named SVP & Chief Corporate Affairs Officer in 2018. Before landing at Southwest, he held positions in the U.S. Senate for 13 years before founding a consulting services company he managed for eight years. Additionally, VP Legal-Corporate & Transactions Jeff Novota is promoted to VP General Counsel & Corporate Secretary, effective June 1. Before joining Southwest in 2011, Novota was a practicing attorney at a Chicago law firm.
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