Alexis P. Michas has served on AirTran’s board of directors since May 2006. Since 1994, Mr. Michas has been the managing partner of Stonington Partners, Inc., a private investment firm. Prior to joining Stonington Partners, Inc., Mr. Michas was a partner of Merrill Lynch Capital Partners, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc., from 1993 to 1994. Mr. Michas was also a managing director of the Investment Banking Division of Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated from 1991 to 1994. Mr. Michas received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Harvard College in 1976, and he received a Master’s in Business Administration from Harvard Business School in 1984. He is a director of the following companies with publicly registered equity securities: BorgWarner, Inc. (since 1993), Perkin Elmer, Inc. (since 2001) and Lincoln Educational Services Corporation (since 1999). |