William J. Flynn. Mr. Flynn, age 61, has been our President and Chief Executive
Officer since June 2006. Mr. Flynn has over a 35 year career in international
supply chain management and freight transportation. Prior to joining us, Mr. Flynn
served as President and Chief Executive Officer of GeoLogistics Corporation since
2002 where he led a successful turnaround of the company’s profitability
and the sale of the company in September 2005. Prior to his tenure at GeoLogistics,
Mr. Flynn served as a Senior Vice President at CSX Transportation, one of the
largest Class 1 railroads operating in the U. S., from 2000 to 2002. Mr. Flynn
spent over 20 years with Sea-Land Service, Inc., a global provider of container
shipping services. He served in roles of increasing responsibility in the U.S.,
Latin America and Asia. Mr. Flynn ultimately served as head of the company’s
Asia operations. Mr. Flynn is also a director of Republic Services, Inc. During
the previous five years, he served as a director of Horizon Lines, Inc. Mr. Flynn
holds a Bachelors degree in Latin American studies from the University of Rhode
Island and a Masters degree in the same field from the University of Arizona.
John W. Dietrich. Mr. Dietrich, age 50, has been Executive Vice President and
Chief Operating Officer since September 2006. In addition, he was named President
and Chief Operating Officer of Atlas Air, Inc. effective October 2014. Prior
thereto, Mr. Dietrich was Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Chief Human
Resources Officer from February 2004. He was named Vice President and General
Counsel in March 2003, where he was also responsible for our Human Resources
and Corporate Communications functions. Mr. Dietrich joined Atlas in 1999 as
Associate General Counsel. Prior to joining us, he was a litigation attorney
at United Airlines from 1992 to 1999, where he provided legal counsel to all
levels of management, particularly on employment and commercial litigation issues.
He also serves as a director of the National Air Courier Association. Mr. Dietrich
earned a Bachelors of Science degree from Southern Illinois University and received
his Juris Doctorate, cum laude, from John Marshall Law School. He is a member
of the New York, Illinois and Colorado Bars.
Adam R. Kokas. Mr. Kokas, age 43, has been Executive Vice President since January
2014 and General Counsel and Secretary since October 2006 and our Chief Human
Resources Officer since November 2007. Prior to January 2014, he was Senior
Vice President from October 2006. Mr. Kokas joined us from Ropes & Gray
LLP, where he was a partner in their Corporate Department, focusing on general
corporate, securities, transactions and business law matters. Prior to joining
Ropes & Gray, Mr. Kokas was a partner at Kelley Drye & Warren LLP, where
he joined as an associate in 2001. At both Kelley Drye and Ropes & Gray,
Mr. Kokas represented us in a variety of matters, including corporate finance
and merger and acquisition transactions, corporate governance matters, strategic
alliances, securities matters, and other general corporate issues. Mr. Kokas
earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Rutgers University and is a cum laude
graduate of the Boston University School of Law, where he was an Edward M. Hennessey
scholar. Mr. Kokas is a member of the New York and New Jersey Bars. Mr. Kokas
has also been the Chairman of the Board of the Cargo Airline Association (a
non-profit trade organization) since June 2011.
Michael T. Steen. Mr. Steen, age 48, has been Executive Vice President and
Chief Commercial Officer since November 2010. In addition, he was named President
and Chief Executive Officer of Titan Aviation Holdings, Inc. effective October
2014. Prior to November 2010, he was our Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing
Officer from April 2007. Mr. Steen joined us from Exel plc where he served as
Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing. Mr. Steen led the sales and marketing
activities for Exel Freight’s management and technology sector. Following
Exel’s acquisition by Deutsche Post World Net, he held senior-level positions
with the merged company in global supply chain logistics. Prior to joining Exel,
he served in a variety of roles with KLM Cargo over 11 years, including Vice
President of the Americas, Head of Global Sales and Marketing for the Logistics
Unit and Director of Sales for EMEA. Mr. Steen has also been a member of the
Board of Directors of TIACA (a not-for-profit trade association for the air
cargo industry) since November 2007 and served as its Chairman from 2010 to
2013. Mr. Steen earned a degree in economic science from Katrinelund in Gothenburg,
Sweden, and is an alumnus of the Advanced Executive Program at the Kellogg School
of Management at Northwestern University.
Spencer Schwartz. Mr. Schwartz, age 48, has been Executive Vice President since
January 2014 and Chief Financial Officer since June 2010. Prior to January 2014,
he was Senior Vice President from June 2010. Prior to June 2010, he was our
Vice President and Corporate Controller from November 2008. Mr. Schwartz joined
us from MasterCard Incorporated, where he was employed for over 12 years and
served as Group Head of Global
Risk Management; Senior Vice President and Business Financial Officer; Senior
Vice President, Corporate Controller and Chief Accounting Officer; and Vice
President of Taxation. Prior to joining MasterCard, Mr. Schwartz held financial
positions of increasing responsibility with Price Waterhouse LLP (now PricewaterhouseCoopers
LLP) and Carl Zeiss, Inc. Mr. Schwartz earned a Bachelors degree in Accounting
from The Pennsylvania State University and a Masters degree in Business Administration,
with a concentration in management, with honors, from New York University’s
Leonard N. Stern School of Business. He is a certified public accountant.
Keith H. Mayer. Mr. Mayer, age 49, has been Vice President and Corporate Controller
since November 2010. Mr. Mayer joined us from PepsiCo, Inc. (“PepsiCo”).
In his most recent role at PepsiCo, he served as Chief Financial Officer of
an international coffee partnership between PepsiCo and Starbucks Corporation.
Mr. Mayer also served PepsiCo in a variety of roles since 1999, including Director
of External Reporting, Assistant Controller for PepsiCo International, Senior
Group Manager of Financial Accounting for Frito-Lay North America, and Group
Manager of Technical Accounting. Prior to joining PepsiCo, Mr. Mayer held financial
positions of increasing responsibility with Coopers & Lybrand LLP (now PricewaterhouseCoopers
LLP). Mr. Mayer earned a Bachelors degree in Accounting from the University
of Bridgeport where he graduated magna cum laude. He is a certified public accountant.
Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings Inc currently has 1724 employees.
