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Leadership is...
"Mirroring the behavior you expect from your Coworkers."
--Daryl Krause

TITLE:	Daryl is the Senior Vice President of Procurement for Southwest Airlines Co.
JOB DESCRIPTION:	Daryl oversees the Purchasing, Fuel Management, Facilities, and Corporate Security Departments. He is ultimately responsible for Company-wide Procurement efforts and maintaining supplier partnerships.
EXPERIENCE:	Daryl has a rich service oriented background. Daryl began his career in Ground Operations and has been in many leadership roles including: Provisioning Supervisor, Provisioning Manager, Reno-Station Manager, Manager of Baggage Services-HDQ, Regional/Senior Director of Provisioning, and Regional Director of Inflight. Daryl has also held positions of Vice President of Provisioning, Vice President of Inflight, and Senior Vice President of Inflight and Provisioning for Southwest Airlines Co.
LENGTH OF SERVICE AT SOUTHWEST:	Started February 1979.
EDUCATION:	Attended Texas Tech University.
FAMILY:	Daryl lives in Dallas and runs his family farm in Holland, Texas (just north of Austin) where he farms cotton, corn, milo and wheat.
FIRST PAYING JOB:	Paperboy
PROUDEST MOMENT:	Opening P J's Fish and Chips restaurant in 1977.
BEST ADVICE EVER RECEIVED:	"Don't take things personally."
BEST ADVICE EVER GIVEN:	"Make sure you create value."