Gorman Leaving Pinnacle Board for DL Post

Stephen E. Gorman resigned from the board of directors of Pinnacle Airlines to join Delta as its new executive vice president–operations, beginning Dec. 1. Gorman has been Pinnacle’s chair since January 2003 and will be succeeded by Donald J. Breeding. Gorman succeeds retiring Joseph C. Kolshak, who has served Delta for 20 years. Breeding has been a member of the Pinnacle board since January 2003. He has been president and CEO of Airline Management, LLC, and president, CEO and director of Continental Micronesia, a majority owned subsidiary of Continental Airlines. Gorman will be responsible for flight operations, technical operations, operations control center, safety, security, airport customer service and Delta Global Services.