Alaska Air Group Names Brooke DeBay Managing Director of Audit Programs

SEATTLE, Aug. 19, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — Alaska Air Group, the parent company of Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air, has named Brooke DeBay managing director of audit programs. DeBay will oversee internal audit, the internal evaluation program and enterprise risk management for both airlines.

DeBay joined Alaska Airlines in 2007 in the Internal Audit Department and served as internal auditor, lead internal auditor, internal audit manager and, since 2010, as director of internal audit.

"Brooke is a skilled auditor who exhibits unwavering integrity and leadership," said Brandon Pedersen, executive vice president of finance and CFO for Alaska Air Group. "She understands our business at a detailed level and can see the big picture."

Prior to joining Alaska, DeBay served as an auditor for Deloitte, a global public accounting firm. She holds both a master of professional accounting and a bachelor of business administration from the University of Washington.

Alaska Airlines, a subsidiary of Alaska Air Group (NYSE: ALK), together with its partner regional airlines, serves more than 100 cities through an expansive network in the United States, Canada and Mexico. Alaska Airlines ranked "Highest in Customer Satisfaction Among Traditional Carriers in North America" in the J.D. Power North American Airline Satisfaction Study for eight consecutive years from 2008 to 2015. Alaska Airlines’ Mileage Plan also ranked "Highest in Customer Satisfaction with Airline Loyalty Rewards Programs" in the J.D. Power 2014 and 2015 Airline Loyalty/Rewards Program Satisfaction Report. For reservations, visit www.alaskaair.com. For more news and information, visit Alaska Airlines’ newsroom at www.alaskaair.com/newsroom.

SOURCE Alaska Air Group