Industry & Services >> CEO Interviews >> March 20, 2000

Gary Kelly – Southwest Airlines Company (luv)

GARY C. KELLY, CPA, is the Vice President-Finance and Chief Financial Officer of Southwest Airlines Company. Mr. Kelly has a BBA in Accounting from the University of Texas at Austin. His previous employment includes: Arthur Young & Company, Dallas, Texas ' Certified Public Accountant and Audit Manager; Systems Center, Inc., Irving, Texas ' mainframe Software Development, Sales and Support Controller; Southwest Airlines Co., Dallas, Texas, Controller ' 1986-1989. Mr. Kelly was promoted to VP-Finance and CFO in June 1989. He is married with two children. Profile
TWST: Give us a brief overview of your company.

Mr. Kelly: We are a 29-year-old airline that focuses on a specific

market niche within the industry, which is the low fare, short haul,

high