The chief financial officer of American Airlines and its parent, AMR Corp., is joining the board of clothing retailer Gap Inc.

Gap said Friday that Bella Goren will become its 11th director on Aug. 15. She will serve on Gap's audit and finance committee.

Goren, 51, has spent 25 years at American and AMR, including stints running the airline's Pacific division and as senior vice president of customer-relationship marketing.