Adam R. Kokas
Executive Vice President, General Counsel, Chief Human Resources Officer and Secretary, Atlas Air Worldwide
Adam Kokas is the Executive Vice President, General Counsel, Chief Human Resources Officer and Secretary of Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: AAWW) and its airline operating subsidiaries, Atlas Air, Inc. and Polar Air Cargo Worldwide, Inc.
In his role, Mr. Kokas’ responsibilities include leading the company’s global legal, regulatory, compliance, government affairs, corporate ethics, human resources, executive compensation and benefits strategy and execution. Adam joined the company as Senior Vice President, General Counsel, and Secretary in October 2006. The following year he took on responsibility for the company’s Human Resources department. He was appointed to Executive Vice President in 2014.
Mr. Kokas serves on the Board of Directors of several AAWW subsidiary companies, including Atlas Air, Inc., Polar Air Cargo Worldwide, Inc., a joint venture with DHL Express, and Titan Aviation, a dry leasing subsidiary.
In addition to his corporate responsibilities, Mr. Kokas is the Chairman of the AAWW Political Action Committee. He is also the Chairman of the Cargo Airline Association and the Airlines for America Law Council (each a non-profit trade organization).
Prior to joining Atlas, he was with Ropes & Gray LLP, where he was a partner in its Corporate Department, focusing on general corporate, securities and business law. Prior to joining Ropes & Gray, Mr. Kokas was a partner at Kelley Drye & Warren LLP.
Mr. Kokas earned his bachelor’s degree from Rutgers College, and is a cum laude graduate of the Boston University School of Law, where he was an Edward M. Hennessey scholar. He is a member of the Bar in New York and New Jersey.