Diversified Search's Managing Director Named to Southwest Airlines' Board

Philadelphia, Pa. - The Southwest Airlines Board of Directors has appointed J. Veronica Biggins, a Managing Director of Diversified Search (Diversified), one of the top ten executive search firms in the U.S., to its Board. Previously Biggins was a member of the Board of Directors for AirTran Holdings, Inc., parent company of AirTran Airways, which was acquired by Southwest Airlines in a deal that was completed in May 2011.

Biggins is head of the Board practice for Diversified, which is recognized for delivering high quality consultative senior-level executive search services and corporate Board searches. Previously, she was Managing Partner of the Atlanta office of Hodge Partners, and before that, Biggins was with Heidrick & Struggles.

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