Board of Directors

Here is some information about Board of Directors of Delta

Pursuant to the Bylaws adopted effective as of April 30, 2007, Delta's Board of Directors will be elected annually. It is currently comprised of Delta's non-executive chairman, Daniel A. Carp, Delta's CEO, Richard Anderson, and eleven outside directors.

Daniel A. Carp has served as non-executive Chairman of Delta’s Board of Directors since April 30, 2007. He was Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Eastman Kodak Company from 2000 to June 2005, and continued to serve as Chairman of the Board until his retirement from the company in December 2005. Mr. Carp was President of Eastman Kodak Company from 1997 to 2003. He is a director of Liz Claiborne, Inc., Norfolk Southern Corporation and Texas Instruments Inc.

Richard H. Anderson has been Chief Executive Officer of Delta since September 1, 2007. He was Executive Vice President of UnitedHealth Group from November 2004 to August 2007. Mr. Anderson was Chief Executive Officer of Northwest Airlines from February 2001 to November 2004. He is a director of Cargill, Inc. and Medtronic, Inc.

The Board of Directors holds regular meetings four times a year, schedules special meetings when required, and regularly meets in executive session without management. The Board and its committees also meet informally from time to time. The Board met 18 times in 2008.

We learned in class from Dr.Busija that the responsibilities of the board of directors are establish and update mission, elect the top management team, establish top management compensation, determine amount and timing of dividends, set broad company policy, and mandate legal and ethical compliance.