Atlas launches London and Hong Kong offices.
Atlas Air launch London and HK offices
After perusing the local markets, Atlas Air said it will open regional offices in London and Hong Kong. (7/26/2001)
The cargo carrier has appointed Robert van de Weg, former vice president of air logistics at KLM Cargo, to head its regional office in Stansted, England. He will join Atlas on Aug. 2 as regional vice president of sales and marketing for Europe, Africa the Middle East and South Asia. van de Weg reports to Stan Wraight, senior vice president of sales and marketing.
“Robert knows the freighter market well, and he knows Atlas Air well. He comes to us with intimate knowledge and a close working relationship with several of our customers,” Wraight said.
Furthermore, Atlas also recently hired Tony Carder as the company’s new regional customer service and charter sales manager for Europe, Africa, the Middle East and South Asia. He is based at Stansted and will report to van de Weg.
Donald Hickey, Atlas’s senior vice president of marketing, Asia/Pacific, retired in June, and has not yet been replaced. Hickey was based in the U.S. Atlas plans to name a director for the Hong Kong office by the end of August, although a staff is already working there, including a regional finance director.
According to Rachel Berry, a spokeswoman at Atlas headquarters in Purchase, N.Y., said the local liaisons will be able to respond immediately to customer needs because they are in the same time zone. “It will also allow us to identify emerging markets earlier,” she added
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