Atlantic Aviation Names 7-Eleven Lawyer as General Counsel

Atlantic Aviation, which provides services such as fueling, baggage and catering at airports, has named former 7-Eleven Inc. lawyer Dawud Crooms as general counsel.

Crooms, who began his legal career as a merger and acquisitions lawyer at Dallas-based law firm Haynes and Boone, will aid Atlantic in matters such as regulatory compliance, corporate governance and contract management.

“Dawud brings deep experience with legal issues and transactions,” Louis Pepper, Atlantic’s chief executive officer, said in a statement, adding that Crooms “is a very good fit with our culture.”

Buyout firm KKR & Co. purchased Plano, Texas-based Atlantic from Macquarie Infrastructure Corp. ...