Kerry Philipovitch

Kerry Philipovitch is currently serving on the boards of public and private companies. She joined the board of Apollo-owned Sun Country Airlines in December 2020 as the company was preparing for IPO. She served as interim chair of the Audit Committee, currently chairs the Nominating & Governance committee and is a member of the Audit and Safety Committees. She has been a key leader in the company’s governance evolution to build a diverse and effective board and to meet public company regulations. She recruited and onboarded four new directors to meet independence requirements, ran a successful board chair selection and transition process, and led the board to adopt corporate governance guidelines and new committee charters. She also serves as an independent director for avianca, where she chairs the Safety Committee and is a member of the Nominating & Governance and Compensation & Human Resources Committees. Kerry is a board member at Intervine, an international wine management ESOP, where she is working to help the company grow and create value for its employee owners.

Kerry brings more than twenty years of airline operations, commercial, and customer experience achievements. In her prior executive role, she served as Senior Vice President - Customer Experience for American Airlines where she oversaw airline operations impacting critical measures of customer value, including worldwide airport customer service, ramp, and baggage operations; onboard flight service and catering; global call centers; cargo; customer planning; and service recovery. She led a team of 70K global team members and managed a $7B operating budget. In addition to her operating responsibilities, Kerry frequently served as a subject matter expert in educating government officials on important industry issues, offered expert testimony in two congressional hearings, and worked with community partners to develop an inclusion and diversity strategy for the airline.

Kerry was selected as an honoree for the Dallas Business Journal’s 2019 Women in Business Awards, an award that recognizes business leaders for impressive professional achievements and proven track record. Profiles in Diversity Journal named her as a Woman Worth Watching, and the Phoenix Business Journal selected her as one of the most influential business leaders in the Phoenix area. She graduated with a Master of Business Administration from the Stephen M. Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan and received her Bachelor of Arts in Economics from Tulane University. She co-chairs the Arizona chapter of Women Corporate Directors and serves as an Executive Mentor for MBA students at The W.P. Carey School of Business at Arizona State University.

 Kerry Philipovitch