Biography

Rudy Rodríguez, Jr. is Executive Vice President, Chief Legal and Human Resources Officer, and Corporate Secretary. As Chief Human Resources Officer, Rudy is responsible for the Company’s Compensation, Benefits, HR Information Systems, and Corporate and Field Human Resources functions. He also leads CEC’s Compliance, Risk Management, and Licensing groups.

Rudy has practiced commercial and employment litigation at several Dallas law firms, as well as in the legal departments of American Airlines and J.C. Penney Corporation. He was Vice President and General Counsel of American Eagle Airlines from 2000 to 2003. He is a member of the American Law Institute and serves on the boards of directors of the Dallas Zoological Society and the Dallas/Fort Worth Chapter of the Association of Corporate Counsel and is active in several other industry and legal organizations.

Rudy is a graduate of Texas A&M University and Harvard Law School.