Atlas Air appoints William S. Allen to post of vice president of human resources.GOLDEN, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 1, 1997--Atlas Air, Inc. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :ATLS ATLS Advanced Trauma Life Support ATLS Aerial Target Launch Ship ) announced today that it has appointed William S. Allen to the post of Vice President of Human Resources. Allen will report to Mickey Foret, 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. of Atlas Air. Prior to joining Atlas Air, Allen held various positions in Human Resources at PepsiCo since 1985. Most recently Allen was Senior Director, Field Human Resources for Pizza Hut, Inc., a division of PepsiCo Inc. Previous to that position he served as Senior Group Manager, Employee Relations for PepsiCo's Frito Lay business. He received a BSBA BSBA Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (degree) BSBA British Small Boatbuilders Association BSBA Burnt Swamp Baptist Association BSBA Bell Shoals Baptist Academy BSBA Brandenburgische Straßenbauamt from Auburn University and a MSLIR from the University of North Texas. Allen, 39, will be relocating to Golden, Colorado with his wife, Beth, and two children. Mickey Foret, Atlas' President and Chief Operating Officer, said, "We are extremely pleased to welcome Bill Allen to the Atlas team. His broad experience working for organizations the size and quality of Frito Lay and Pizza Hut are an excellent complement to the already strong management team we have at Atlas. PepsiCo has a worldwide reputation for attracting superior human resource talent and we are gratified grat·i·fy tr.v. grat·i·fied, grat·i·fy·ing, grat·i·fies 1. To please or satisfy: His achievement gratified his father. See Synonyms at please. 2. to hire Mr. Allen from the leader in the industry. Bill will be responsible for leading the development and implementation of Human Resource programs as we continue to build a world-class corporation with a unique employee culture. We are extremely confident that his multi-faceted experience in human relations and employee communications will prove to be a tremendous asset to Atlas." Atlas Air is a United States certificated air carrier that operates a fleet of 747 freighters under long-term ACMI contracts. These contracts include the provision by Atlas of Aircraft, Crew, Maintenance and Insurance for some of the world's leading air carriers, including British Airways, China Airlines, Cargolux, Emirates, FastAir, KLM KLM Kaiserliche Marine (Enigma: Rising Tide game) KLM Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij (Royal Dutch Airlines) KLM Klub Langer Menschen (German: Tall Person Club) , LAS, Lufthansa, SAS (1) (SAS Institute Inc., Cary, NC, www.sas.com) A software company that specializes in data warehousing and decision support software based on the SAS System. Founded in 1976, SAS is one of the world's largest privately held software companies. See SAS System. , Thai International Airways and Varig, serving 62 cities in 38 countries. CONTACT: Atlas Air Inc., Golden Jenna Focarino, 212/688-6840 |
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