American Airlines appoints Nathaniel Pieper as CCO

American Airlines (AAL) announced that Nathaniel Pieper has been named Chief Commercial Officer. Pieper, currently CEO of the oneworld alliance, will assume his new role effective Nov. 3. He will report to American’s CEO Robert Isom. As CCO, Pieper will lead all of American’s commercial strategy, planning and performance across alliances and partnerships, cargo, co-branded credit card program, loyalty, network planning, revenue management and sales and distribution. In addition, he will co-lead the airline’s Customer Experience team with American’s Chief Operating Officer David Seymour. Pieper joins American after serving as oneworld CEO since April 2024. Concurrent with this appointment, Steve Johnson will resume his role as Vice Chair and Chief Strategy Officer, a critical role as American approaches its centennial year.