Alaska Air Group Promotes Brandon Pedersen to Finance VP and Announces New Financial Planning Head

The Board of Directors of Alaska Air Group (AAG) has elected Brandon Pedersen vice president of finance and controller. The company also named Andrew Harrison managing director of financial planning and analysis.

Pedersen had been staff vice president of finance and controller, while Harrison was managing director of internal audit.

Pedersen is responsible for Alaska Air Group’s accounting, payroll, tax and financial reporting functions. "Brandon has done an outstanding job as our controller in a very difficult environment and has a firm grasp of the challenges and opportunities before us," said Brad Tilden, Alaska’s executive vice president of finance and chief financial officer. "This promotion recognizes the importance our board places on financial performance and the contributions Brandon has made during the last three years."

Before joining Alaska Airlines in 2003, Pedersen, 40, was a partner with a major accounting firm, specializing in financial statement audit services for clients ranging from small businesses to multinational corporations.

Pedersen graduated from the University of Washington, where he earned bachelor’s degrees in business administration and economics. He is a certified public accountant and a member of the Accounting Advisory Board of the University of Washington. He also serves on the board of the American Red Cross of King and Kitsap Counties.

Harrison, 36, came to Alaska Airlines in 2003 from KPMG International, where he was a senior audit manager. During his 16 years with the public accounting firm, he worked with a wide range of companies in Australia, Eastern Europe and the United States.

"Andrew has done an excellent job leading our internal audit group for the past three years," said Tilden. "We look forward to him bringing his energy and financial expertise to our financial planning and analysis function."

A graduate of the University of Melbourne with a bachelor’s degree in commerce, Harrison is an Australian chartered accountant and a U.S. certified public accountant.

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SOURCE: Alaska Airlines