Thomas W. Horton

Quick Facts

Full Name	Thomas W. Horton
Occupation	Military Personnel
Date Of Birth	Dec 29, 1919(1919-12-29)
Age	105
Birthplace	Masterton
Country	United States
Birth City	Virginia
Horoscope	Sagittarius

Thomas W. Horton Biography

Thomas W. Horton is one of the most popular and richest Military Personnel who was born on December 29, 1919 in Masterton, Virginia, United States. Thomas W. Horton (born May 24 1959) is the Director-in- Chief for General Electric’s Board directors.

Horton was back at AMR in the month of March, 2006 and was appointed executive vice president for finance and planning as well as chief financial officer for AMR in addition to American. In 2008 Horton was named US the top CFO according to Institutional Investor magazine. On July 21, 2010 the airline named him as the president of Airline.

Horton has been credited for reinventing American Airlines and improving the company’s overall performance. As CEO, he led the company through and out of one of the most successful restructurings ever of that scale, culminating in a merger with US Airways, that was approved by the Department of Justice on November 12, 2013. On November 21, 2014, he was appointed to the board of Walmart. He also serves on the board of Qualcomm Inc., currently as presiding director. In 2015, he joined Warburg Pincus as senior advisor.

Simultaneously, Horton led a renewal of American’s fleet and product with a landmark aircraft deal—Boeing and Airbus would provide new airplanes to replace the older ones. The deal was the largest aircraft order in history, with 460 new single aisle jets from the two manufacturers and $13 billion in financing. Horton’s team lead the airline through a re-branding process to extend the company’s fleet and product updates to its overall look and feel. The new look showcases a new logo and flag on the tail with “American” in large letters on the silver body of the airplane.

Horton left AMR in 2002, and joined AT&T as the senior executive vice chief financial officer and president. Horton was later promoted to the Vice Chairperson of AT&T. Horton is acknowledged for his role in being the catalyst for the creation of the new AT&T in 2005. Horton was the one to oversee the analysis of strategic options, eventually which led to the merger with Cingular and SBC that created the new AT&T.

Thomas W. Horton Net Worth

Thomas W. Horton is one of the richest Military Personnel from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Thomas W. Horton 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Horton began his career with AMR in the year 1985 as an analyst in finance. From 1998 until 2000, he was the head of AMR’s International business, which was headquartered in London. Horton was named chief finance officer in January 2000.

Horton is a native of Hampton, Virginia and spent the majority of his time in Texas. Horton holds an BBA degree Magna cum laude at Baylor University and an MBA degree from the Cox School of Business at Southern Methodist University in 1985.

On November 28, 2011, Horton was named CEO and chairman of American Airlines, at a time when it had fallen behind its competitors, who were able to reinvent themselves after declaring bankruptcy. When American’s board voted to restructure, they selected Horton to lead American through the process as CEO. He led a team to restructure the company, which entailed restructuring debt, leases, the aircraft fleet, and negotiating labor contracts to result in restored Company profitability and competitiveness.

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