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Thomas W. Horton is Executive Vice President of Finance and Planning and Chief Financial Officer of AMR Corporation, the parent company of American Airlines. He was named to the position in March 2006 upon returning to American from AT&T Corp., where he had been Vice Chairman and Chief Financial Officer.
As CFO, Horton is responsible for all of American's finance functions, including treasury, corporate development, financial planning, controller, investor relations, and purchasing. In addition, he has overall responsibility for all planning functions. These include capacity planning, revenue management, corporate real estate, fleet planning, international planning and American's role in the global oneworld alliance.
Horton initially joined AMR in 1985 and held a range of senior financial positions with AMR, including Vice President and Controller. From 1998 to 2000, he was vice president responsible for the airline's Europe operations, based in London.
In January 2000, Horton became Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of AMR.
In 2002, Horton joined AT&T, where he served first as Chief Financial Officer and then as Vice Chairman and CFO. In 2005, Horton led the evaluation of strategic alternatives, ultimately, leading to the combination with SBC, which formed the new AT&T.
Horton holds an MBA degree from the Cox School of Business at Southern Methodist University and graduated with a BBA degree, magna cum laude, from Baylor University. Horton serves on the Board of Directors of Qualcomm, Inc., a leading developer and innovator of advanced wireless technologies and data solutions. He also serves on the Executive Board of the Cox School of Business at SMU.
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