Skift Take

The activist investor gained two seats on JetBlue's board after acquiring a nearly 10% stake in the company.

JetBlue Airways announced Friday that two independent directors would join its board as part of a deal with activist investor Carl Icahn.

Jesse Lynn, the general counsel of Icahn Enterprises, and Steve Miller, a portfolio manager at Icahn Capital, will join JetBlue's board as non-voting observers during the carrier's annual shareholder meeting in the spring. After the meeting, Lynn and Miller will join JetBlue's board as full voting member