Alaska Air has appointed Cees Verkerk as managing director for the UK and Europe, most recently serving as managing director of airport services. Soojin Yu was named regional managing director for Asia, after serving as Hawaiian’s country director for South Korea since 2016. Andrew Stanbury was named regional managing director for the South Pacific, having served as regional director for the South Pacific following the 2025 combination of Alaska and Hawaiian. The three regional leads will report to Brett Catlin and Alex Judson, who are based at the company’s Seattle headquarters.

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