(Reuters) - Southwest Airlines ( LUV ) on Monday named aviation industry veteran Rakesh Gangwal as the chairperson of its board.

The airline brought in the co-founder of India's InterGlobe Aviation to its board in July after pressure from activist investor Elliott Investment Management.

Last month, Southwest ( LUV ) settled its boardroom feud with Elliott in a deal that allowed CEO Bob Jordan to retain his job by making bigger board-level concessions.

(Reporting by Shivansh Tiwary in Bengaluru; Editing by Arun Koyyur)