Air Transport Services Group, Inc. announced that Paul Chase, an experienced air cargo industry executive, will assume Mike Berger's responsibilities as Chief Commercial Officer when Berger transitions to Chief Strategy Officer, effective December 5, 2022. Chase will assume responsibility for sales, marketing strategy and execution for the ATSG family of companies. He will report to ATSG President and CEO Rich Corrado.

Berger has accepted the newly created position of Chief Strategy Officer, responsible for the analysis and development of new ventures consistent with ATSG's global business strategy. Berger joined ATSG as CCO in February 2018. ATSG has had a strong focus on growing its business globally in recent years, and Berger's new role will allow for further concentration in key development areas.

Chase currently serves as CEO of Ameriflight LLC, the nation's large regional cargo airline, which utilizes over 170 turboprop aircraft primarily in support of UPS, DHL and FedEx, with over 65,000 departures annually to over 200 destinations. He previously served from 2016 to 2018 in Amazon's launch team for Amazon Air. During nearly a decade at Southern Air Inc., Chase rose to Chief Operating Officer after serving in a number of operational and global account-management roles, including responsibility for Southern's contract with the Department of Defense's Air Mobility Command.

He is a U.S. Navy veteran and a graduate of Charter Oak State College in Connecticut. He also holds an MBA degree in aerospace and defense from the University of Tennessee. Berger held many senior leadership roles during his combined 28-year career at Airborne Express and DHL, including Head of Sales for the United States.

In 2014, Berger became Head of Global Sales for TNT, based in Amsterdam. He held that role through the FedEx acquisition of TNT. Berger's sales roots started with Airborne Express, where he held numerous sales management roles before DHL acquired Airborne in 2003.