Spirit selects Southwest Airlines exec for legal post

Spirit AeroSystems said Tuesday it has hired Southwest Airlines’ associate general counsel for litigation for its top legal post.

Stacy Cozad was named Spirit’s senior vice president and general counsel, reporting to chief executive Larry Lawson.

Cozad, who earned her law degree from Pepperdine University, was at Southwest for about nine years.

“Her commercial aviation background is a natural complement to Spirit’s business, and I’m confident Stacy will add great value as we continue driving Spirit’s transformation,” Lawson said in a news release.

Cozad will fill the post that is being vacated by Jon Lammers, who is leaving Spirit, a spokesman said.

She will join Spirit on Jan. 4.

This story was originally published December 8, 2015 at 9:26 AM with the headline "Spirit selects Southwest Airlines exec for legal post."