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United Airlines announces return of CEO Oscar Munoz

March 06, 2016 at 04:14 pm EST

(Reuters) - United Continental Holdings Inc said on Sunday that its President and Chief Executive Officer Oscar Munoz will return to the airline full-time as of March 14.

Munoz had suffered a heart attack last October and had been on medical leave since then. The company had earlier appointed general counsel Brett Hart as acting CEO.

Munoz has been taking active part in major decisions across the company and meeting with employees and shareholders during his recovery, United said.

Munoz took over as CEO of Chicago-based United in September aiming to build morale after years of strained labor relations. He replaced Jeff Smisek, who resigned because of probes into United's relationship with the Port Authority of New York.

Munoz has plenty of work cut out for him.

United had the worst customer satisfaction of any North American airline, with the exception of low-cost carrier Frontier, according to J.D. Power's 2015 ranking.

(Reporting by Olivia Oran; Editing by Diane Craft)

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Oscar Munoz

Oscar Munoz is a businessperson who has been at the helm of 5 different companies. Presently, Mr. Munoz holds the position of Executive Chairman of United Airlines Holdings, Inc. and Executive Chairman at United Airlines, Inc. (a subsidiary of United Airlines Holdings, Inc.). Mr. Munoz is also on the board of 10 other companies. Mr. Munoz previously held the position of Director at Airlines for America, Inc., President, Chief Executive Officer & Director at United Airlines Holdings, Inc., President, Chief Operating Officer & Director at CSX Corp. and Chief Operating Officer & Executive VP at CSX Transportation, Inc. (a subsidiary of CSX Corp.), Chief Financial Officer & VP-Consumer Services at AT&T Consumer Services and Vice President-Consumer Services at AT&T Corp. He received an undergraduate degree from the University of Southern California and an MBA from Pepperdine University.

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