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      "text": "(1) Enhance the Board of Directors: The Board should be reconstituted with new, truly independent directors from outside of Southwest who have best-in-class expertise in airlines, customer experience and technology. (2) Upgrade Leadership: Southwest must bring in new leadership from outside of the Company to improve operational execution and lead the evolution of Southwest's strategy. (3) Undertake a Comprehensive Business Review: Southwest should form a new management and Board-level committee to evaluate all available opportunities to rapidly restore the Company's performance to best-in-class standards. This review would modernize Southwest's strategy and operations with a focus on increased customer choice, improved cost execution and updating outdated IT systems, among other opportunities, and it should leverage the fresh perspectives of the new directors to help formulate the optimal go-forward plan for Southwest.",
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      "text": "The lack of accountability is best reflected in the Company's response to the December 2022 operational meltdown. In a clear display of poor leadership, CEO Bob Jordan declined to testify in front of Congress after the meltdown, despite attending a company rally just 40 miles away in Baltimore the prior day. No senior executives were terminated for their role in the meltdown. Most concerning, and in blatant disregard for the affected customers and employees, the Board nearly doubled the compensation of all key executives in the year after the incident.",
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