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Timothy E. Hoeksema is chairman of the board of Midwest Air Group and chairman president and chief executive officer of Midwest Airlines a publicly held company headquartered in Milwaukee Wisconsin. Skyway Airlines Inc. its wholly owned subsidiary operates as Midwest Connect.
Mr. Hoeksema was named president of Midwest Airlines when the airline was incorporated in March of 1983. At that time the airline was a wholly owned subsidiary of K-C Aviation itself a wholly owned subsidiary of consumer products manufacturer Kimberly-Clark Corporation.
Mr. Hoeksema joined Kimberly-Clark Corporation in 1969 serving as first officer of the company’s air transportation operations and beginning in 1974 as chief pilot. In 1977 he was again promoted assuming dual responsibility as director of air transportation for Kimberly-Clark Corporation and president of K-C Aviation. In addition to his duties as president of Midwest Airlines Mr. Hoeksema was also appointed president of Kimberly-Clark’s transportation sector in January of 1988.
Under Mr. Hoeksema’s direction Midwest Airlines completed a highly successful initial public offering in September of 1995. The airline now trades as Midwest Air Group (MEH) on the American Stock Exchange. Since its inception the airline has offered its passengers The best care in the air a unique combination of impeccable personal service and competitive prices.
Mr. Hoeksema began his aviation career in 1968 as a flight instructor for the University of Illinois at Champaign. He was graduated summa cum laude from Western Michigan University in 1972 with a bachelor’s of science in aviation engineering technology. In 1977 on a Kimberly-Clark scholarship to the University of Chicago Executive Program he obtained a master’s degree in business administration.
Mr. Hoeksema serves on the board of Skyway Airlines the Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of Commerce the Greater Milwaukee Committee The Marcus Corporation Spirit of Milwaukee and the Air Transport Association and is a member of the board of trustees at the Medical College of Wisconsin.
Mr. Hoeksema and his wife Jan live in the Milwaukee area. The couple has three grown children. | 