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Peter W. Carter
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About Peter W. Carter
Delta Air Lines, Inc. reported in an 8-K filed March 5, 2026 that Peter W. Carter was appointed President, effective April 1, 2026. The proxy statement of Delta Air Lines, Inc. reports total compensation of $7,134,211 for Peter W. Carter in fiscal 2025, including a base salary of $650,000. Disclosed compensation is on record for 9 fiscal years.
“Effective April 1, 2026, Peter W. Carter is being appointed as Delta's President”
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Affiliation history
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Delta Air Lines, Inc. (DAL)
Proxy statement
CurrentStart not stated–present
Company network
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Leadership on record at Delta Air Lines, Inc.
Other people whose current roles at this company are on record from its filings.
- Edward H. Bastian CEO, Board Member
- Bill Carroll CFO
- Daniel C. Janki CFO, COO
- Daniel Janki CFO
- Erik S. Snell CFO
- John E. Laughter COO
- MICHAEL L. SPANOS COO
- Michael Spanos COO
- RAHUL D. SAMANT CIO
- Julia A. McConnell Chief Accounting Officer
Executive compensation
Compensation components disclosed in company proxy statements. Amounts are nominal USD; total is the company-reported figure.
| Fiscal year | Company | Role | Salary | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Delta Air Lines, Inc. (DAL) | Executive Vice President - Chief External Affairs Officer | $650,000 | $7,134,211 |
| 2024 | Delta Air Lines, Inc. (DAL) | Executive Vice President - Chief External Affairs Officer | $650,000 | $8,962,801 |
| 2023 | Delta Air Lines, Inc. (DAL) | Executive Vice President - External Affairs | $616,667 | $13,133,676 |
| 2022 | Delta Air Lines, Inc. (DAL) | Executive Vice President - External Affairs | $550,000 | $3,953,030 |
| 2021 | Delta Air Lines, Inc. (DAL) | Executive Vice President - External Affairs | $550,000 | $5,219,037 |
| 2020 | Delta Air Lines, Inc. (DAL) | Executive Vice President - External Affairs | $343,750 | $3,618,050 |
| 2019 | Delta Air Lines, Inc. (DAL) | Executive Vice President & Chief Legal Officer | $550,000 | $5,037,459 |
| 2018 | Delta Air Lines, Inc. (DAL) | Executive Vice President & Chief Legal Officer | $545,833 | $4,117,174 |
| 2017 | Delta Air Lines, Inc. (DAL) | Executive Vice President & Chief Legal Officer The amounts in the “Stock Awards” and “Option Awards” columns do not represent amounts the named executive officers received or are entitled to receive. Rather, the reported amounts represent the aggregate fair value of awards computed in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification Topic 718, Stock Compensation (FASB ASC Topic 718), on the applicable grant date or, if earlier, the service inception date. The reported amounts do not reflect the risk the stock awards may be forfeited in certain circumstances; for awards subject to performance conditions, the risk there is no payout; or in the case of performance stock options, that there is no vesting because the performance conditions are not met. The fair value of restricted stock awards is based on the closing price of Delta common stock on the grant date. The reported amounts for 2019, 2018 and 2017 in the “Stock Awards” column reflect award opportunities under Delta’s long-term incentive programs. For additional information, see footnotes 2 and 3 below. The 2019 Long-Term Incentive Program (2019 LTIP) provides our executive officers with a long-term incentive opportunity consisting of performance awards, performance stock options and restricted stock. The performance awards under the 2019 LTIP are denominated in dollars. The payouts, if any, earned by a named executive officer will be made in stock based on the achievement of pre-established performance measures over a three-year performance period. The restricted stock granted under the 2019 LTIP vests in equal installments on February 1, 2020, 2021 and 2022, subject to forfeiture in certain circumstances. See “Compensation Discussion and Analysis — Elements of Compensation — Long-Term Incentives” on page 30 for details about the 2019 LTIP. The reported amounts for 2019 in the “Stock Awards” column include the fair value of the performance awards and restricted stock under the 2019 LTIP, computed in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 718 on February 6, 2019, the date the 2019 LTIP awards became effective and, in addition for Mr. Carter, the fair value of a restricted stock award, computed in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 718 on December 4, 2019, the date such award became effective. See footnote 4 below for additional information regarding the performance stock options. | $500,000 | $4,018,213 |
Recent activity
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