Congratulations to the 2022 Seattle ORBIE winners!
Leadership
Charu Jain
Global
Lily Ley
Large Enterprise
Margaret Hopkins
Enterprise
Sasi Pillay
Large Corporate
Jason Wood
Corporate
Kari Escobedo
Healthcare
Zafar Chaudry
Global Finalists
Bob
Bruns
Victor
Fetter
Lily
Ley
Monika
Panpaliya
Large Enterprise Finalists
Bobbie Jo
Foster
Margaret
Hopkins
Laury
Miller
Richard
Scheitler
Enterprise Finalists
Fumbi
Chima
Mike
Knapick
Cheri
Larson
Sasi
Pillay
Large Corporate Finalists
Chris
Lindner
Jennifer
McNamara
Scott
Waters
Jason
Wood
Corporate Finalists
Kari
Escobedo
Crystal
Henson
Robert
Rosales
Nancy
Sternitzky
Healthcare Finalists
Bradd
Busick
Zafar
Chaudry
Eric
Neil
Laurent
Rotival
2022 Keynote
Brad Tilden , Chairman & CEO (ret)
Brad Tilden retired as Chairman of Alaska Air Group Board in May 2022 and as CEO of Alaska Air Group in March, 2021. Alaska Air Group is the parent company of Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air.Under the leadership of Tilden and his team, Alaska focused on safety, low fares, profitable network growth, industry-leading operations, and remarkable service. The company earned 12-consecutive J.D. Power awards for highest customer satisfaction among traditional airlines from 2008 through 2019.Alaska Air Group is a Fortune 500 Company and is among the nation’s most profitable airlines. During Tilden’s time as CEO, the size of the company doubled in both revenue and number of employees, and profits tripled. During Tilden’s tenure as president and CEO, Alaska’s stock price increased ninefold and led the airline industry.
Leadership Award Recipient
Charu Jain, Alaska Airlines
As the senior vice president of merchandising and innovation, Charu Jain serves as a change leader driving strategy and execution for both employee and guest-facing innovation along with taking Alaska Air Group to the next level with merchandising our products and services and managing our ever-evolving distribution channels. In collaboration with the commercial team, operating divisions and technology teams, Charu oversees the implementation of technology and processes that drive forward momentum around growing revenues, defining guest interaction, employee experience and innovation. Charu joined Alaska Airlines in 2017 as vice president information technology services and chief information officer, where she led the technology integration of Virgin America and a highly engaged organization with more than 500 information technology professionals fueled to create an airline people love by connecting people through technology.