United Airlines’ Acting CEO Is Now General Counsel Brett Hart
Photo Credit: Press image of Brett J. Hart. United Airlines
Skift Take
Munoz was moving quickly to repair the damage that his predecessor had caused both through arrogance and negligence, and apart from the human tragedy here there's a corporate one as well.
United named Brett J. Hart, the airline's executive vice president and general counsel, as acting CEO effective immediately.
Hart takes over management of the airline during the recuperation of CEO Oscar Munoz, who had a heart attack on October 14, which United confirmed in its statement this evening. Munoz is officially on a medical leave of absence.
In a statement Hart said, "Oscar's agenda is focused on customer service, teamwork and innovation and I, along with the executive team, will continue to move quickly to implement it. We believe strongly that we can continue to make
