DHL Airways, Inc. Announces New Senior Appointments.Business Editors CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 26, 2001 Vicki Bretthauer Named Senior Vice President Administration; Steven A. Rossum Named Senior Vice President Corporate Finance and General Counsel; Jeffrey J. Simmons Named Senior Vice President Finance and Chief Financial Officer DHL DHL abbr. 1. Doctor of Hebrew Letters 2. Doctor of Hebrew Literature Airways, Inc., the recently spun-off independent airline contracting air service to DHL Worldwide Express, has named Vicki Bretthauer as its Senior Vice President Administration; Steven A. Rossum as its Senior Vice President Corporate Finance and General Counsel; and Jeffrey J. Simmons as its Senior Vice President Finance and Chief Financial Officer. All three will report to chairman and chief executive officer, Joseph R. O'Gorman. Bretthauer joins DHL Airways from United Airlines, Inc. where she most recently served as Director of Flight Attendant Scheduling and Support. Bretthauer will initially serve as controller along with her responsibilities for planning, human resources The fancy word for "people." The human resources department within an organization, years ago known as the "personnel department," manages the administrative aspects of the employees. , information services See Information Systems. , corporate real estate and safety and security. Rossum comes to the cargo carrier from AirTran Airways AirTran Airways is a low-cost airline that is a Delaware corporation with headquarters in Orlando, Florida, USA and is a subsidiary of AirTran Holdings. AirTran operates over 750 daily flights throughout the eastern USA and the Midwest, including over 270 daily departures from , Inc. where he served as Vice President and Treasurer. As Vice President Corporate Finance and General Counsel at DHL Airways, Rossum will also serve as the airline's treasurer and corporate secretary overseeing activities in corporate finance, aircraft programs and corporate development. In the capacity of general counsel, Rossum will be responsible for all of DHL's legal, regulatory, and government affairs matters. Simmons joins DHL's senior management group from Atlantic Southwest Airlines This article is about the American airline. For the former Japanese airline, see Japan Transocean Air. For the British airline, see Air Southwest. Southwest Airlines Co. , a wholly owned subsidiary Wholly Owned Subsidiary A subsidiary whose parent company owns 100% of its common stock. Notes: In other words, the parent company owns the company outright and there are no minority owners. of Delta Airlines, Inc., where he was Vice President Finance and Chief Financial Officer. Simmons' responsibilities at DHL Airways include all aspects of financial analysis and planning; accounting, budgeting and forecasting; and internal audits, and taxes. Commenting on the appointments, O'Gorman said, "Bretthauer, Rossum and Simmons are top performers with a combined 45 years of demonstrated success and industry experience. Each brings critical skills and competencies that DHL Airways requires as we manage, develop, and grow our airline. We are building a world class management team and our recruitment of these three industry veterans provides us with strong leadership in key positions." Vicki Bretthauer Bretthauer joined DHL Airways following her 16-year tenure at United Airlines where she held key management positions including Director, Flight Attendant Scheduling and Support; Director, Information Services Administration; Controller, Fleet Operations; and Senior Analyst Domestic Route Planning. During 1998 and 1999, Bretthauer served as Vice President Administration of Reno Air and was a key member of that airline's turnaround management team that culminated in the sale of the airline to American Airlines. Bretthauer graduated from Rice University and received a Master's in Management degree from J.L. Kellogg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern University. Steven A. Rossum Prior to joining DHL Airways, Rossum was Treasurer of AirTran Airways where he led all of the airline's financing activities including its leveraged recapitalization Leveraged Recapitalization A strategy where a company takes on significant additional debt with the purpose of either paying a large dividend or repurchasing shares. The result is a far more financially leveraged company. Notes: This is often used in risk arbitrage. in 2001. Rossum was recently the recipient of AirTran Airways' Chairman's Award for outstanding leadership and for his role in the airline's financial turnaround. Rossum is an alumnus ALUMNUS, civil law. A child which one has nursed; a foster child. Dig. 40, 2, 14. of the State University of New York at Binghamton Binghamton University, State University of New York, or their officially adopted name, Binghamton University, is a coeducational public research university located in Vestal, New York. and the Emory University School of Law Emory University School of Law is a top-tier U.S. law school, part of Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia. It is currently ranked #22 amongst all ABA approved law schools according to the 2008 US News and World Report rankings. . He practiced aviation and finance law in Atlanta, Georgia for several years and then joined the legal department of World Airways. Rossum next served as Assistant General Counsel of US Airways from 1992 to 1998 before joining Reno Air as Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary. Jeffrey J. Simmons Simmons joined Delta Air Lines as an analyst in the financial planning Financial planning Evaluating the investing and financing options available to a firm. Planning includes attempting to make optimal decisions, projecting the consequences of these decisions for the firm in the form of a financial plan, and then comparing future performance against and control department in 1988 and held several positions of increasing responsibility in the areas of financial planning and control, cash management, financial reporting, and financial systems. After joining the leadership team at Atlantic Southwest Airlines, Simmons was responsible for all finance operations at the Delta Connection air carrier in the position of Chief Financial Officer. He is a graduate of the University of Florida University of Florida is the third-largest university in the United States, with 50,912 students (as of Fall 2006) and has the eighth-largest budget (nearly $1.9 billion per year). UF is home to 16 colleges and more than 150 research centers and institutes. . DHL Airways, Inc. DHL Airways, Inc. is the U.S. airline that provides U.S. air cargo services to the DHL Worldwide Express network. |
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