* Delta announces leadership changes effective April 1

* Janki to oversee major airline operations, Snell to

become finance chief

* Carter to expand role, Bellemare to chair TechOps

By Rajesh Kumar Singh

CHICAGO, March 5 (Reuters) - Delta Air Lines ( DAL ) on

Thursday announced a broad leadership shake-up, naming Chief

Financial Officer Dan Janki as chief operating officer and

promoting Peter Carter to president as the carrier prepares for

the retirement of longtime operations chief John Laughter.

The changes take effect on April 1. Laughter, who oversees

Delta's day-to-day operation and its TechOps maintenance arm,

will remain with the airline through April 30.

Delta CEO Ed Bastian said Laughter helped rebuild the

TechOps business after Delta's 2005 bankruptcy, guided its

integration with Northwest Airlines, and steered the carrier's

operations through the COVID-19 crisis.

In his new job, Janki will take charge of major parts of the

airline's operation, including flight operations, in-flight

service, reservations, customer care, and safety and security.

Delta said Erik Snell, now chief customer experience officer,

will replace Janki as finance chief.

Carter will become president, adding enterprise strategy to

his responsibilities for global policy and legal matters,

Delta's international portfolio, real estate, and sustainability

and diversity teams.

Delta also said Alain Bellemare will become chairman of

Delta TechOps, while Chief Marketing Officer Alicia Tillman is

departing the company. Ranjan Goswami will assume the expanded

role of chief marketing and product officer.

Bastian said the changes reflected Delta's management depth

and its effort to develop the leaders who will guide the airline

in the years ahead.

The latest moves further reshape Delta's senior ranks after

President Glen Hauenstein, the architect of its premium-focused

commercial strategy, retired last month.

Bastian, however, has said publicly he has no plans to

retire and intends to remain at Delta for the foreseeable

future.