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Alaska Airlines names Amaresh Siva Chief Information Technology Officer

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Alaska Airlines named Amaresh Siva as its new Chief Information Technology Officer.

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SEATTLE, Oct. 19, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Alaska Airlines, Inc. today announced that Amaresh Siva has been named Chief Information Technology Officer. Siva will begin next month and will report directly to CEO Ben Minicucci. He will also serve on the company's Executive Committee. In this newly created role, Siva will bring Alaska's technology and digital capabilities together under a single enterprise leader. He will set and execute the company's enterprise-wide technology, data and digital strategy, with responsibility for strengthening core platforms, advancing digital capabilities and building scalable data and artificial intelligence foundations to support operational excellence, resilience and long-term growth. "Technology is central to nearly every part of our operation and every interaction with our guests and employees," Minicucci said. "Amaresh is a proven enterprise technology leader with the experience to strengthen performance today while building the modern, secure and resilient platforms we need for the future. His track record leading complex transformations, scaling data and AI capabilities and developing high-performing global teams makes him the right leader for this important role." Siva brings 29 years of experience building and scaling digital, data, infrastructure and AI platforms across healthcare, retail and consumer finance. He joins Alaska from CVS...

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Event
Executive hire

What this signalsA new leader often reviews the tools the team uses.

Person
Amaresh SivaChief Information Technology Officer
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States

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  • Amaresh SivaChief Information Technology Officer · Named in the story

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  • directors
  • management
  • information technology
  • general technology

Extraction

Confidence
95%
Detected
Oct 19, 2026
signal_type
news
signal_subtype
hires

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