Atlas Air Worldwide Announces Board Refreshment
May 31 2022 - 2:45PM
Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: AAWW) announced that
Walter G. Borst, Raymond L. Conner and George A. Willis were
elected to the Company’s Board of Directors at its Annual Meeting
of Shareholders. Board members Timothy J. Bernlohr, Carol B.
Hallett and John K. Wulff announced their retirements. These
changes are effective immediately. The total number of Board
members remains consistent at ten.
“We are delighted to welcome Walter, Ray and George to Atlas Air
Worldwide’s Board of Directors,” said Board Chairman General Duncan
McNabb. “They each bring deep experience as Atlas strengthens its
position as a global aviation leader and we will benefit enormously
from their expertise and insight.”
Newly-Elected Directors
Mr. Borst is an accomplished business leader and has extensive
experience in finance, accounting and risk management. He has had a
distinguished career serving as Executive Vice President and Chief
Financial Officer of Navistar International Corp., Chairman, Chief
Executive Officer and President of General Motors Asset Management,
Vice President and Treasurer of General Motors Company, as well as
a number of other positions of increasing responsibility within
General Motors Company.
Mr. Conner brings over 40 years of global leadership experience
in the airline industry. He is former Vice Chairman of The Boeing
Company and retired as President and Chief Executive Officer of
Boeing Commercial Airplanes. Leading up to that appointment, Mr.
Conner served in roles of increasing responsibility, including Vice
President and General Manager of the 777 program, Vice President of
Sales for the Americas, Vice President and General Manager of
Supply Chain Management and Operations, and Vice President Sales,
Marketing and Commercial Aviation Services.
Mr. Willis has substantial global and logistics experience, as
he joins the Atlas Board following a 36-year career with United
Parcel Service (UPS) where he served in several executive
leadership positions. In his most recent role as President of U.S.
Operations, he was responsible for all package delivery services as
well as UPS Airlines. Prior to that role, he served as UPS
President, West Region, and as UPS President for the U.K., Ireland
and Nordics Region, and Vice President of U.S. Operations and
Senior Vice President of UPS Store Franchise.
Retiring Directors
Mr. Bernlohr is retiring from the Board of Directors after
16 years of service to Atlas. He served as President and Chief
Executive Officer of RBX Industries, Inc., in several key
leadership positions in the International and Industry Products
divisions of Armstrong World Industries, founder and as managing
member of TJB Management Consulting, LLC, as well as Chairman
of the Board of Skyline Champion Corporation and Lead Director of
Chemtura Corporation.
Ms. Hallett, who has served on the Atlas Board of Directors
since 2006, has worked in both public and private sectors as United
States Ambassador to the Commonwealth of the Bahamas and
Commissioner of the United States Customs Service, President and
Chief Executive Officer of the Air Transport Association of America
(ATA), counsel at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, a member of the
U.S. Chamber Foundation Board of Directors, senior government
relations advisor with Collier, Shannon, Rill & Scott, and
chair of Homeland Security at Carmen Group, Inc.
Mr. Wulff, who joined the Atlas Board of Directors in 2016, has
had a distinguished career, having served as Chief Financial
Officer of Union Carbide Corporation, Chairman of the Board of
Directors of Hercules Inc., and partner of KPMG LLP.
“The contributions of Tim, Carol and John have shaped Atlas into
the leader in aviation outsourcing it is today,” said General
McNabb. “Their passion for the Company, its mission and its people
have been instrumental to Atlas Air Worldwide’s success. We thank
them for their dedication.”
About Atlas Air Worldwide:
Atlas Air Worldwide is a leading global provider of
outsourced aircraft and aviation operating services. It is the
parent company of Atlas Air, Inc., and Titan Aviation Holdings,
Inc., and is the majority shareholder of Polar Air Cargo Worldwide,
Inc. Our companies operate the world’s largest fleet of 747
freighter aircraft and provide customers the broadest array of
Boeing 747, 777, 767 and 737 aircraft for domestic, regional and
international cargo and passenger operations.
Atlas Air Worldwide’s press releases, SEC filings and other
information may be accessed through the company’s home
page, www.atlasairworldwide.com.
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