FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
Noreen Shanfelter
Big Brothers Big Sisters
215-665-7778
nshanfelter@bbbsa.org
Don Carty, Former CEO of AMR Corporation, Named Board Chair of Big Brothers Big Sisters of America
Philadelphia, January 3, 2006 - Donald J. Carty, retired chairman and chief executive officer of AMR Corporation, will lead the Big Brothers Big Sisters of America Board of Directors starting in January 2006. The announcement about Carty's new position was made today by Jody L. Bilney, Carty's predecessor as board chair.
Prior to his serving as chair and CEO of AMR, Carty was president of the corporation. He also served as president of AMR Airline Group and American Airlines. In addition, Carty was president and CEO of CP Air in Canada during the mid-1980s.
Bilney, executive vice president and chief marketing officer for Openwave Systems, said that Carty's broad range of expertise at top leadership roles in the corporate world would help Big Brothers Big Sisters reach its goal of serving one million children. "Don Carty is a brilliant strategist and compassionate leader who not only embraces the Big Brothers Big Sisters' mission, but has the ability to lead the organization to tremendous success," she said.
Carty said he was deeply honored by being named to the chief volunteer position at Big Brothers Big Sisters. "The future of our country is tied inexorably to the future of our youth. Research shows that Big Brothers Big Sisters has positive benefits for youth. What greater cause could there be than participating in bringing those benefits to more children," he said.
President George Bush appointed Carty to the National Infrastructure Advisory Committee in 2002, where he served until 2005. In 2003, he was named an officer of the Order of Canada, that country's highest honor for lifetime achievement.
Carty currently sits on the boards of Dell, Inc., Sears Holdings, Inc., Placer Dome, Inc., CHC Helicopter Corporation, and Hawaiian Holdings, Inc. In addition to the Big Brothers Big Sisters of America board, he serves on the board of the Dallas Center for the Performing Arts Foundation.
Additionally, he is a member of the Board of Trustees of Southern Methodist University, and the SMU Cox School of Business Executive Board, as well as the Dallas Theater Center.
Carty is a graduate of Queens University in Kingston, Ontario, and of the Harvard Graduate School of Business Administration. He is the recipient of an honorary Doctor of Law from Queens University.
About Big Brothers Big Sisters
Big Brothers Big Sisters is the oldest, largest, and most effective youth mentoring organization in the United States. It helps children reach their potential through one to one relationships, professionally supported, with measurable results. The organization serves 230,000 children, ages 6 through 18, in all 50 states. National research shows that the positive relationships between youth and their Big Brothers and Big Sisters have a direct, measurable, and lasting impact on children's lives. The national office is located in Philadelphia. For additional information visit www.bigbrothersbigsisters.org. | 
