13 Facts About Glenn Tilton

Glenn Tilton was born on April 1948, in Washington, D C and is a retired American oil and airline industry executive.

Glenn Tilton spent most of his career working for Texaco, and as CEO guided its merger with Chevron Oil in 2001.

Glenn Tilton was chairman, president, and CEO of UAL Corporation from 2002 to 2010.

Glenn Tilton grew up in Latin America, and attended high school in Brazil, where his father worked for the United States' Central Intelligence Agency.

Glenn Tilton attained positions of increasing responsibility over the next three decades, and in early 2001 Glenn Tilton was briefly named chairman and chief executive officer before Chevron and Texaco merged to form ChevronTexaco Corporation.

Related searches

Glenn Tilton was named vice chairman of the newly merged company in late 2001 and a few months later he was named interim chairman of Dynegy, in which ChevronTexaco held a significant stake.

In September 2002, Tilton was recruited by the board of directors of the struggling UAL Corporation to be chairman, president, and CEO, replacing John W Creighton Jr.

Glenn Tilton is controversial for his stance as a major advocate for consolidation in the airline industry.

Glenn Tilton has stated he believes it is the only way to end commercial aviation's cycles of booms and busts.

Since 2006, Glenn Tilton had been searching for a merger partner for United Airlines.

In May 2010, Glenn Tilton inked a deal to merge UAL Corporation with Continental Airlines, Inc to form United Continental Holdings, Inc of which Glenn Tilton was the first chairman of the board.

Glenn Tilton serves on the board of trustees for the Field Museum and the Museum of Science and Industry, and the board for the Economic Club of Chicago, the Executives' Club of Chicago, and After School Matters, as well as on the civic committee of the Commercial Club of Chicago and the International Relations Advisory Council of Chicago 2016.

Glenn F Tilton was inducted as a laureate of The Lincoln Academy of Illinois and awarded the Order of Lincoln by the Governor of Illinois in 2014 in the area of business and industry.