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Howard D. Putnam (born August 21, 1937) is an American businessman. He was CEO of Southwest Airlines for three years, and later CEO of Braniff International Airways at the time of its bankruptcy. ==Career== When Putnam was 23 years old, he was a sales representative for Capital Airlines. He joined United Airlines when Capital was acquired by United in 1961.〔(Stephen Hopspon Interview with Howard Putnam )〕 17 years on, he became Group Vice President, Marketing at United Airlines before leaving to head Southwest Airlines. From August 1978 to 1981, Putnam was President and CEO of Southwest Airlines.〔Southwest Airlines (Southwest Airlines - A Brief History ) at ''1978'' and ''1981''〕 He left Southwest in September 1981 to head ailing Braniff.〔(Handbook of Texas ) Southwest Airlines, "In August 1978, Howard Putnam, a United Airlines executive, was hired as president and CEO. Putnam subsequently left in September 1981 to take over the ailing Braniff Airways."〕 In 1982, he had a conversation with American Airlines CEO Robert Crandall, in which he was told by Crandall that if Braniff raised their prices, American would too. Putnam declined, but the U.S. Federal Government later brought an antitrust action against Crandall and American based on a recording of the conversation.〔Time Magazine (Dirty Tricks in Dallas ) By David S. Jackson;John S. DeMott;Allen Pusey Monday, Mar. 07, 1983〕 Putnam was president of Braniff when it ceased operation in bankruptcy on May 12, 1982. He is currently a motivational speaker and author of ''The Winds of Turbulence: A Ceo's Reflections on Surviving and Thriving on the Cutting Edge of Corporate Crisis''. He also produced a DVD:''Pass It On, Share The W.I.S.H.'', which was scheduled for release on April 1, 2007. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Howard Putnam」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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