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Larry Kellner
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Larry Kellner

American businessman

Lawrence W. Kellner (born January 19, 1959) is a former CEO of Continental Airlines, having succeeded Gordon Bethune as CEO in December 2004. Prior to his arrival at Continental, he was the chief financial officer of American Savings Bank.2

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Born 1959.1

About

Kellner retired as the airline's CEO at the end of December 2009. During his career at Continental, he previously was a vice president, chief financial officer and chief operating officer. He was chairman of The Boeing Company from 2019 to 2024.

Kellner is president of Emerald Creek Group, LLC - a Texas-based private equity firm primarily focused on real estate and is on the board of directors at ExxonMobil.

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Companies

Holdings

Stock this person has reported owning, from the forms officers and directors file with the SEC. See the biggest insider stakes.

Shares held

  • ExxonMobil XOM15,500 shares16$2.8M at $178.91Jan 2, 2026
  • Boeing BA7,500 shares17$1.4M at $189.85Feb 14, 2022

As of each latest filing. The line shows shares held over time.

Recent filings

Trade performance

DateStockTradeValueReturn sinceVs S&P sinceVs S&P, 1 year
Feb 14, 2022BABuy$1.0M−9.4%−85.2%+10.0%

Returns are price-only (no dividends), measured from the trade date.

Early life and education

  • Date not recordedUniversity of South Carolina3

Kellner was born in Worthington, Minnesota, and grew up in Sumter, South Carolina. He graduated from the University of South Carolina in 1981 with a degree in accounting. He resides in Austin, Texas.

Kellner is the 2008 recipient of the Tony Jannus Award for distinguished achievement in commercial air transportation. In July 2009, Continental announced Kellner's retirement as its CEO at the end of the year.

From Wikipedia’s article on Larry Kellner (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Career

Occupation: businessperson.6

Kellner is the prior vice chairman of the Greater Houston Partnership, and that organization's current chairman. Kellner was elected to Boeing's board of directors in 2011 and served through until 2024, including as chair from 2019 to 2024. He was a trustee of Rice University

Kellner was a member of the National Executive Board of the Boy Scouts of America, the organization's governing body.

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Personal life

  • Born1959, Sumter7

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