On April 16, 2012, United Continental Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”) announced that John D. Rainey was appointed Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Company on April 15, 2012. Mr. Rainey succeeds Zane C. Rowe, the Company’s former Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, who resigned from the Company on April 15, 2012 to take a non-financial position at Apple Inc.<br />Mr. Rainey, age 41, most recently served as Senior Vice President – Financial Planning & Analysis for Continental Airlines, Inc. (“Continental”) and United Air Lines, Inc., the Company’s wholly-owned operating subsidiaries. Prior to the October 2010 merger transaction between the Company and Continental (the “Merger”), Mr. Rainey served as Vice President – Financial Planning and Analysis for Continental from 2007 to 2010 and Staff Vice President – Financial Planning and Analysis from 2005 to 2007. He joined Continental in 1997. Prior to joining Continental, Mr. Rainey worked at Ernst & Young LLP. He holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration and a Master’s Degree in Business Administration from Baylor University.