Steven A. Rossum

Overview

On September 2, 2008, AirTran Holdings, Inc. announced the appointment of Steven A. Rossum as the Company's Executive Vice President of Corporate Development. Mr. Rossum, 45, served from 2002 to 2008, as the executive vice president, chief financial officer and general counsel of ASTAR Air Cargo. Mr. Rossum also previously served the Company as Vice President and Treasurer from 1999 to 2002. Rossum's prior work experience includes serving as senior vice president and general counsel of Reno Air and assistant general counsel at US Airways and World Airways. Rossum has participated as a finance executive or lawyer in several airline financial turnarounds, mergers, divestitures, and a wide variety of corporate and commercial finance activities. He previously practiced aviation and finance law at major law firms in Atlanta and has been a lecturer to industry groups on a variety of airline management and finance topics. A native of New York City, Rossum earned his B.A. (Romance Languages) and B.S. (Accounting) degrees from Binghamton University of the State University of New York and his J.D. degree from the Emory University School of Law. Rossum has also been an adjunct professor at Emory University. He currently lives in Orlando, Florida, with his wife, Adina Fleeger, and their three children.