On Dec. 31, Larry Kellner — Houston-based Continental Airlines‘ president and chief operating officer — will take over as chief executive of Continental, replacing 63-year-old CEO Gordon Bethune, the former mechanic who pulled Continental from the brink of what would have been its third bankruptcy a decade ago.
This Wall Street Journal ($) article profiles Mr. Kellner and Continental, which is the nation’s fifth-largest airline with revenues of $8.87 billion over the past year. It is a good introduction to the new CEO of one of Houston’s largest employers. Check it out.