Richard Anderson, Delta's board chairman has elected to retire, effective immediately.
Francis Blake, the former Home Depot CEO who has been on the Delta board since 2014, will replace Anderson. Since May, Blake has served as the board’s lead director.
Anderson first became a director on the Delta board in 2007. He had served as chairman since May.
“He is one of the great leaders in global aviation, and we wish him well,” Blake said of Anderson in a prepared statement.
