Ed Bastian is the ninth and current chief executive officer of Delta Air Lines, a role he has been occupying since May 2, 2016.
Ed Bastian began his career as an auditor in New York City at Price Waterhouse, now PricewaterhouseCoopers (PWC), where during a 1981 annual review, he uncovered a $50 million fraud scheme involving ad powerhouse J. Walter Thompson., which prompted a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission investigation, leaving many PWC executives with marred careers. A few years later, Ed Bastian was named partner at age 31.
After PWC, Ed Bastian served as vice president at PepsiCo, where he managed international finances for its Frito-Lay snack division until 1998, when he joined Delta Air Lines as vice president – finance and controller. In 2000, Ed Bastian was promoted to senior vice president – finance and controller.
Ed Bastian left Delta Airlines in 2005 to become senior vice president and chief financial officer at Acuity Brands. Six months later, at the request of then-Delta CEO Gerald Grinstein, Ed Bastian returned to the airline to serve as chief financial officer.
In 2007, Ed Bastian was appointed to president, a position he held until assuming the role of CEO in May 2016.
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Is Ed Bastian Having A New Wife?
Ed Bastian is presently married to Anna Bastian.
Who Is Ed Bastian’s Wife Anna?
Anna Bastian is the co-founder & Executive Chair of The Bastian Center for the Study of Human Trafficking.
Ed and Anna Bastian have four kids.
Who Is Ed Bastian’s First Wife?
Ed Bastian has been married twice. However, information about his first wife is not yet available to us.
