Ned Walker, who retired as chief communications officer of Delta Air Lines in 2014, will return to the Atlanta-based carrier in January in its top communications role.
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He will fill a post being vacated by Kevin Shinkle, the former Associated Press business editor who is stepping down to return to the Northeast after nearly three years in Atlanta.
Walker spent eight years at Delta after leading communications for Continental Airlines, where he spent 21 years.
He will report to Delta CEO Ed Bastian, who took the reins in May after 18 years there.
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