ASTAR Air Cargo Promotes Gary Hammes to Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer.Business Editors MIAMI--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 28, 2003 John Dasburg John H. Dasburg was born in Queens, New York in 1943. He grew up in Miami, Florida and served in the United States Navy during the Vietnam War. He attended the University of Florida for college, and used the GI Bill to get his MBA also from UF. , Chairman and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of ASTAR Air Cargo ASTAR Air Cargo is an American cargo airline based in Miami, Florida, USA. It operates regularly secheduled cargo charter services to over 34 US airports and nine international airports, as well as worldwide charter freight services. announced today the promotion of Gary Hammes to Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer Chief Operating Officer (COO) The officer of a firm responsible for day-to-day management, usually the president or an executive vice-president. . Hammes previously served as Senior Director - Maintenance and Engineering. He is replacing Vicki Bretthauer, President and Chief Operating Officer, who has decided to leave the company. Mr. Dasburg will assume the role of President in addition to Chairman and CEO. In announcing the promotion, Dasburg stated, "Gary has demonstrated strong leadership. He has an engineering degree, professional licenses in airframe and power plant maintenance and has considerable management experience. All of which has prepared him for this career step. As our COO, Gary will assure that ASTAR continues to operate safely with exceptional on-time reliability in the overnight small package business which is fundamental to our success." Dasburg also noted, "I would like to thank Vicki Bretthauer for leading the operations team the past two and a half years." Gary Hammes is a 16-year industry veteran joining the airline June 2002. Prior to joining ASTAR Air Cargo he held management positions with Northwest Airlines where he was the Director of Component Maintenance, United Airlines as 737 Fleet Operations Manager See datacenter manager. , and Evergreen International Aviation Evergreen International Aviation, Inc. is a global aviation services company based in McMinnville, Oregon. They are primarily known for their main subsidiary, Evergreen International Airlines, which operates Boeing 747 cargo planes to destinations around the world. as Director of Maintenance/Business Services. Hammes completed his undergraduate studies in the field of mechanical engineering. He will continue to reside in the Cincinnati area where ASTAR maintains its airline hub. About ASTAR Air Cargo ASTAR Air Cargo is a licensed U.S. air carrier operating a fleet of 40 aircraft from its hub at the Cincinnati/ Northern Kentucky International Airport. The airline provides all-cargo scheduled and charter services on a contract basis for the DHL DHL abbr. 1. Doctor of Hebrew Letters 2. Doctor of Hebrew Literature Worldwide Express network and charter services on a contract basis for other customers including the U.S. Military and the United States Postal Service. |
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