The board of directors of Memphis-based Pinnacle Airlines has elected company president and CEO Phil Trenary to join the seven-member board. Currently chairman of the RAA, Trenary joined Pinnacle Airlines on April 1, 1997, after a 12-year stint as head of Lone Star Airlines, the San Antonio-based Fairchild Metro operator he established in 1984. Trenary also serves as a director of EnVectra Hazardous Waste Management and Bancorp South.
Outside his business interests, Trenary serves as chairman of the Memphis Shelby County Music Commission and recently accepted the chairmanship of the Memphis Convention and Visitors Bureau. He also serves on the board of directors for the Memphis Regional Chamber and Memphis Tomorrow. Holder of a B.S. degree in aeronautical engineering from Oklahoma State University and an active pilot, Trenary also holds an Airline Transport Pilot certificate.
