Southwest Airlines Co. announced Leadership changes and appointments within various departments of the Company. Justin Jones is promoted to Senior Vice President Operational Strategy & Design, where he will lead the airline's modernization and operational improvements in this newly created role. Jones previously served as the Vice President Technical Operations Planning and Performance. Jim Dayton is transitioning to Chief Information Security Officer following Managing Director of Chief Information Security Officer Michael Simmons' departure from the Company. In Dayton's new role, he will be responsible for all aspects of cybersecurity across Southwest's facilities, airports, and aircraft. Dayton joined Southwest in 2012 and has held several senior-level Leadership positions. In his most recent role, he had responsibility for leading the Operations portfolio within Southwest's Technology Department and worked alongside Flight Operations, Inflight Operations, Network Operations Control, and Safety & Security to modernize many of Southwest's most critical operational systems. John Herlihy has also been promoted from Managing Director to Vice President Technology Operations and Enterprise Initiative Delivery. Herlihy will oversee the Technical Operations Portfolio supporting Southwest's aircraft maintenance applications and ecosystem of products. Additionally, he will lead the newly formed Enterprise Initiative Delivery Team, which is focused on the delivery of critical department-wide cybersecurity improvements and data privacy. He joined Southwest in 2017 and oversaw several major product implementations within the Technical Operations Department.