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'''Gary Clayton Kelly''' is an American business executive. He serves as the [[chief executive officer]] and [[chairman]] of [[Southwest Airlines]].

==Personal life==
Kelly was born in [[San Antonio]] on March 12, 1955.<ref name="DallasNews1">{{cite web|url=https://www.dallasnews.com/business/business/2010/04/19/20100417-Southwest-Airlines-CEO-is-defining-himself-5278|title=Southwest Airlines CEO is defining himself as a leader — without bag fees |work=[[The Dallas Morning News|Dallas News]]|date=April 19, 2010}}</ref> Kelly received a [[Bachelor of Business Administration]] in [[Accounting]] from the [[University of Texas at Austin]]. He is a [[Certified Public Accountant]].<ref name="CEO Exchange">{{cite web|url=http://www.pbs.org/wttw/ceoexchange/episodes/ceo_gkelly.html|title=Biography: Gary C. Kelly|work=[[CEO Exchange]]|date=June 5, 2007}}</ref>

Kelly first met his wife Carol in eighth grade and they married in 1976. They are the parents of two daughters.<ref name="DallasNews1"/>

==Career==
Prior to his work at Southwest, Kelly worked as an Audit Manager for [[Arthur Young & Co.]] and a Controller for [[Sterling Software]].<ref name="CEO Exchange"/>

Kelly first joined Southwest Airlines in 1986 as [[Controller (accounting)|Controller]]. In 1989, Kelly was promoted to [[Chief Financial Officer]] and Vice President of Finance. In 2001, he was promoted to Executive Vice President. Kelly spent 3 years in this role until he was promoted to his current position as CEO and vice chairman in 2004 replacing James Parker who succeeded [[Herb Kelleher]] in 2001.

Kelly was named [[chairman|Chairman of the Board of Directors]] of [[Southwest Airlines]] on May 21, 2008, replacing co-[[Entrepreneur|founder]] [[Herb Kelleher]]. Gary Kelly also became [[president]] of Southwest Airlines the same year, replacing [[Colleen Barrett]] when her contract expired on July 15, 2008.<ref>[http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=92562&p=irol-newsArticle_Print&ID=1149354&highlight= Southwest Airlines Names New Chairman of the Board]{{dead link|date=January 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

As CEO, Kelly has guided the airline to become the largest carrier of domestic passengers in the United States.<ref name="CultureMap">{{cite web|url=http://dallas.culturemap.com/news/society/07-12-14-aime-award-gary-kelly-southwest-airlines/#slide=0|title=Southwest Airlines racks up another award thanks to CEO Gary Kelly |work=Dallas Culturemap|date=July 12, 2014}}</ref><ref name="BaltimoreSun">{{cite web|url=http://www.baltimoresun.com/business/bs-bz-southwest-bwi-20150220-story.html|title=Southwest CEO sees BWI as international gateway |work=[[The Baltimore Sun]]|date=February 20, 2015}}</ref> He has led the company through a number of transformative, large-scale initiatives including the revamp of the airline’s [[Southwest Airlines#Rapid Rewards|Rapid Rewards]] program,<ref name="LATimes">{{cite web|url=http://articles.latimes.com/2011/feb/26/business/la-fi-rapid-rewards-20110226|title=Rapid Rewards revamp is just one of Southwest Airlines' big changes|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|date=February 26, 2011}}</ref> the introduction of the Boeing [[Boeing 737 Next Generation#737-800|737-800]]<ref name="Spokesman">{{cite web|url=http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2010/dec/16/southwest-to-buy-larger-jets/|title=Southwest to buy larger jets|work=[[The Spokesman-Review]]|date=December 16, 2010}}</ref> and [[Boeing 737 MAX|737 MAX]]<ref name="Yahoo">{{cite web|url=https://finance.yahoo.com/news/southwest-receives-first-delivery-boeing-230600060.html|title=Southwest receives first delivery of Boeing 737 MAX|work=[[Yahoo! Finance]]|date=August 30, 2017}}</ref> aircraft to [[Southwest Airlines#Fleet|Southwest’s fleet]], the acquisition of [[AirTran Airways]],<ref name="SeattlePost">{{cite web|url=https://blog.seattlepi.com/flyinglessons/2010/09/27/southwest-airlines-acquires-airtran/|title=Southwest Airlines Acquires AirTran|work=[[Seattle Post-Intelligencer]]|date=September 27, 2010}}</ref> the launching of Southwest's first international service,<ref name="BaltimoreSun"/><ref name="SeattlePost"/> an update to the airline’s branding,<ref name="Blade">{{cite web|url=http://www.toledoblade.com/Retail/2014/09/08/Now-middle-aged-Southwest-Airlines-will-change-the-paint-job-on-it-airplanes.html|title=Now middle-aged, Southwest Airlines will change the paint job on it airplanes|work=[[The Blade (Toledo, Ohio)|The Blade]]|date=September 8, 2014}}</ref> the adoption of the [[Amadeus CRS|Amadeus]] reservation system,<ref name="FWStar">{{cite web|url=http://www.star-telegram.com/news/business/aviation/sky-talk-blog/article149589949.html|title=Southwest Airlines turns on new reservations system|work=[[Fort Worth Star-Telegram]]|date=May 9, 2017}}</ref> and large expansion projects at the company’s corporate headquarters in [[Dallas]].<ref name="DallasNews2">{{cite web|url=https://www.dallasnews.com/business/southwest-airlines/2018/04/03/southwest-airlines-unveils-latest-addition-fast-growing-love-field-campus|title=See Southwest Airlines' new $250 million addition to fast-growing Love Field campus |work=[[The Dallas Morning News|Dallas News]]|date=April 3, 2018}}</ref>

On January 10, 2017, Kelly announced changes to the Company's executive Leadership ranks with Thomas M. Nealon named as President and Michael G. Van de Ven named as the airline's Chief Operating Officer. These changes were effective immediately. Kelly retained the title of Chairman and Chief Executive Officer.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.swamedia.com/releases/release-b05b0c63b8d86e19f5bd35d6cb2323ad-southwest-airlines-announces-executive-promotions|title=Southwest Airlines Announces Executive Promotions|work=Southwest Airlines Newsroom|access-date=2018-05-02|language=en-US}}</ref>

==Awards and Recognition==
Kelly was named one of the best CEOs in America for 2008, 2009 and 2010 by [[Institutional Investor (magazine)|Institutional Investor]] magazine and serves on the President's Council of Jobs and Competitiveness.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.whitehouse.gov/administration/advisory-boards/jobs-council/members/kelly |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2014-12-20 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150222231411/http://www.whitehouse.gov/administration/advisory-boards/jobs-council/members/kelly |archivedate=2015-02-22 |df= }}</ref>

In 2014, Kelly received the Advertising Innovation and Marketing Excellence (AIME) Award.<ref name="CultureMap"/>

Kelly was the 2016 recipient of the [[Tony Jannus Award]] for distinguished achievement in commercial air transportation.<ref name="TampaBayJannus">{{cite web|url=http://www.tampabay.com/news/business/airlines/southwest-airlines-ceo-gary-kelly-named-tonny-jannus-award-winner/2278295|title=Southwest Airlines CEO Gary Kelly named Tony Jannus Award winner|work=[[Tampa Bay Times]]|date=May 20, 2016}}</ref>

In 2017, [[Fortune (magazine)|Fortune]] named Kelly the #3 most underrated CEO in America (after [[Satya Nadella]] and [[Jeff Bezos]]) based on a survey of [[Fortune 500]] CEOs asking them which of their fellow CEOs do not get enough credit. Kelly received 85 votes.<ref name="FortuneCEO">{{cite web|url=http://fortune.com/2017/02/16/most-underrated-overrated-ceos/|title=These Are the Most Over and Underrated CEOs|work=[[Fortune (magazine)|Fortune]] |date=February 16, 2017}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.swamedia.com/channels/Officer-Biographies/pages/gary_kelly Gary C. Kelly's executive profile]
* [https://archive.is/20130122042525/http://www.dmagazine.com/Home/D_CEO/2010/December/Dallas_CEO_of_the_Year_2010_Gary_Kelly_of_Southwest_Airlines.aspx/gary_kelly CEO of the Year (Again!): Gary Kelly of Southwest Airlines]
* [http://www.blogsouthwest.com/gary_kelly Nuts About Southwest Blog]
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k5gPd-zvbiU/gary_kelly Gary C. Kelly Shares His Views on Leadership (Video)]
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ufzWFsSeQ5U/gary_kelly Gary C. Kelly on Becoming CEO of Southwest Airlines (Video)]
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VOkwtB5SLVY&feature=relmfu/gary_kelly Gary C. Kelly Describes A Story of Caring (Video)]
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TEhnx183xiY&feature=relmfu/gary_kelly Southwest Airlines Employee Testimonials (Video)]

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