Polar Air Cargo Worldwide Announces Lars Winkelbauer as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
May 30 2018 - 10:25AM
Polar Air Cargo Worldwide, Inc. today announced the appointment of
Lars Winkelbauer as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating
Officer effective July 1, 2018.
Mr. Winkelbauer succeeds Robert Hyslop, who is
moving from Polar to rejoin DHL Express as Senior Vice President
Global Aviation, based in Plantation, Florida.
Mr. Winkelbauer’s new role will include all
aspects of aviation operations, strategy and service performance in
Polar’s worldwide network. He will be based in Purchase, New York,
and will report to Polar’s President and Chief Executive Officer,
William J. Flynn.
“Lars’ in-depth knowledge of the company, the
Asia-Pacific region, and the express airfreight industry will help
Polar and its sister companies – Atlas Air, Inc. and Southern Air,
Inc. – continue to support DHL Express and to develop in the
fast-growing express segment,” said Mr. Flynn.
“We thank Rob for his leadership and commitment
to operational excellence at Polar over the last four years,” Mr.
Flynn added. “During his tenure, Polar has expanded its network
while continuing to provide reliable and consistent service to DHL
and Polar’s other customers.”
Mr. Winkelbauer joined DHL Asia Pacific in 2014
as its Vice President, Aviation, Network Planning and Control.
Prior to joining DHL, he served as Polar’s Vice President for
Marketing, Revenue Management and Network Planning.
About Polar Air Cargo
Worldwide:
Polar Air Cargo Worldwide is a leading global
provider of air cargo capacity and a majority-owned subsidiary of
Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq:AAWW). In addition to
flying a transpacific express network for DHL Express, Polar also
flies between the Asia-Pacific region, the Middle East and Europe
on behalf of DHL and Polar’s other customers.
Contacts: |
Elizabeth Roach
(Media) – (914) 701-6576 |
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Dan Loh
(Investors) – (914) 701-8200 |
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