United Continental has named its general counsel as acting CEO while Oscar Munoz recovers from a heart attack suffered last week.
Brett J. Hart, is a United vice president and general counsel. He will work closely with Henry L. Meyer III, non-executive chairman of the board, and the airline's executive team to run the company in Munoz's absence.
“Brett has taken on increasing responsibility beyond general counsel over the last few years in the operations and customer facing areas of the company,” Meyer said in a statement. “I am confident in his ability to continue to implement the company's strategy and Oscar's mission of bringing United's people together around the shared purpose of becoming the best airline for our customers and employees.”