Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On January 11, 2021, upon the recommendation of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee of the Board of Directors (the "Board") of SkyWest, Inc. (the "Company"), the Board approved an increase in its authorized size from ten members to eleven members and appointed Smita Conjeevaram to fill the vacancy created by such increase.

Ms. Conjeevaram, 60, is a global executive with over 25 years in finance and nearly a decade of experience at two of the Big 4 worldwide accounting firms, including PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP. In her most recent operational role, Ms. Conjeevaram served as Deputy CFO of Fortress Investment Group's Credit Funds and CFO of the Fortress Investment Group's Credit Hedge Funds. She currently serves as a director and audit committee member of SS&C Technologies, Inc. Ms. Conjeevaram is a Certified Public Accountant and holds a Bachelor's of Science in Accounting and Business Administration from Butler University.

Ms. Conjeevaram will be compensated under the Company's non-employee director compensation program as in effect from time to time, as most recently described in the Company's 2020 definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 13, 2020. Ms. Conjeevaram will enter into the Company's standard form of Indemnification Agreement, which has been filed as an exhibit to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019.

There is no arrangement or understanding between Ms. Conjeevaram and any other person pursuant to which Ms. Conjeevaram was appointed as a director. Ms. Conjeevaram is not a party to any transaction that would require disclosure under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The Board has determined that Ms. Conjeevaram is an independent director in accordance with the listing requirements of the Nasdaq Global Select Market.

On January 11, 2021, the Company issued a press release announcing Ms. Conjeevaram's appointment to the Board. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by this reference.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.





(d) Exhibits



Exhibit No   Description

  99.1         Press Release dated January 11, 2021.
104          Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted in Inline XBRL and
             contained in Exhibit 101)

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