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Peter Bowler was named President of American Eagle Airlines in September 1998. He was named Chief Executive Officer in 2006.
Bowler joined American in 1984 and has held a variety of staff and line positions in sales marketing human resources and information technology.
At Eagle Bowler has overseen the integration of three stand-alone airlines to form one of the world’s largest regional airlines operating more than 300 regional aircraft on a network covering the United States the Caribbean Canada and Mexico with more than 1 800 daily departures. American Eagle carries in excess of 20 million customers annually and generates approximately $2.4 billion in onboard customer revenue in addition to connecting 10 million customers and associated revenue to American Airlines’ flights. Eagle’s 12 000 employees perform every major airline operations planning administrative and sales function while relying on American Airlines to perform most marketing pricing and treasury functions.
During his tenure Bowler has led the acquisition and integration of Business Express Airlines the purchase and integration of more than 230 regional jets the negotiation of labor agreements with each of Eagle’s three unions and the improvement of every major performance metric. Bowler also sits on the American Airlines Executive Committee which meets weekly to set policy and direction for American Airlines. Bowler reports to AMR CEO and Chairman Gerard Arpey.
Bowler holds Bachelor and Masters Degrees from St. Francis Xavier University and Queens University in Canada and an MBA Degree from the Harvard University Graduate School of Business in the United States. Bowler is a member of the Board of Directors for the Dallas Metropolitan YMCA The Regional Airline Association (former Chairman) and The Montserrat Foundation. Bowler is a member of the Board of Governors of St. Francis Xavier University where he chairs the Finance Committee and serves on the Executive Committee.
He resides in Dallas Texas and has three children Sarah Anne and Sam.
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
American Eagle Airlines Inc.
Chief Executive Officer 2006-Present
President 1998-Present
American Airlines
Vice President and General Sales Manager 1997-1998
Managing Director - Reservations 1996-1997
Managing Director - Sales/Marketing Europe Middle East 1993-1995
Managing Director - Food and Beverage Services 1991-1993
Special Assignment - Corporate Planning 1991-1991
Managing Director - Compensation and Benefits 1990-1990
Managing Director - Info Systems Strategic Planning 1987-1990
Project Manager - Info Systems Planning 1986-1987
Division Manager - Sales Administration/Training 1984-1985
Doane Raymond - Public Accounting/Consulting
Halifax Nova Scotia Canada
Director of Marketing and Marketing Consultant 1983-1984
Banff Club Ski - Ski Lift Tickets Ski holidays Ski School
Banff Alberta Canada
General Manager 1979-1981
Government of Saskatchewan - Provincial Government
Finance Analyst 1978
EDUCATION
Harvard University M.B.A. 1983
Cambridge Mass. United States
Queens University M.A. Public Administration 1978
Kingston Ontario Canada
St. Francis Xavier B.A. Honors Political Science 1977
Antigonish Nova Scotia Canada | 