The board of directors of Air Transport Services Group added Phyllis J. Campbell and Paul S. Williams to its ranks. Campbell is currently the chairman of the Pacific Northwest region for JPMorgan. Williams retired in 2018 and was most recently a partner and managing director of Major, Lindsey & Africa.

“I am very pleased to announce that Phyllis Campbell and Paul Williams, leaders in business and their communities, have accepted invitations to serve on our board,” Joe Hete, chairman of the board of ATSG, said. “Our record of financial success and opportunities for growth are attracting increased attention to ATSG. With their insight and counsel, I’m convinced that we will develop great strategies, identify and develop leaders who can execute them, and make ATSG an even better place to work and invest in the future.”

Campbell previously served as the president and CEO of The Seattle Foundation, a large community foundation in Washington. Prior to that, she was the president and CEO of U.S. Bank of Washington for more than six years.

Campbell was a member of the board of directors for Alaska Air Group from 2002 through 2020 and of Nordstrom from 2005 through 2016. She serves on Toyota’s North American Diversity Advisory Board, is the chair of the U.S.-Japan Council and a member of the board of directors of the Allen Institute, which was formed in 2003 to research the complexities of bioscience to improve human health.

“I am honored to join the ATSG board, as I have long admired this world-class company,” Campbell said.

Prior to his service with Major, Lindsey & Africa, Williams was executive vice president, chief legal officer and corporate secretary of Cardinal Health, an Ohio-based global healthcare services company. Earlier in his career, he practiced corporate and mergers and acquisitions law and was general counsel of a computer software company. He also served as director of global diversity search at Major, Lindsey & Africa. He currently is a director of Compass Minerals International, Public Storage and Romeo Power. In addition, Williams was elected a director last year of several funds in the American Funds mutual fund family. He is the outgoing president of the National Association of Corporate Directors’ Chicago chapter. He was previously a director of State Auto Financial Corporation, Bob Evans Farms and Essendant.

“I am very excited to join the ATSG board, and I am appreciative of the opportunity to do what I can to assist in continuing the company’s very impressive success.” Williams said.

The election of Campbell and Williams increases the number of ATSG directors to 10. Both directors will be nominated for election to one-year terms on the board at the next annual meeting of ATSG shareholders in May.

ATSG is a provider of aircraft leasing and air cargo transportation and related services to domestic and foreign air carriers and other companies that outsource their air cargo lift requirements.