Michael T. Avara is Vice President Investor Relations and Treasurer for Horizon Lines with responsibility for the treasury risk management and investor relations functions of the company. Prior to rejoining Horizon Lines in March 2004 Mr. Avara spent 20 years in various accounting and finance functions at CSX Corporation and its subsidiaries including seven years with the predecessor companies CSX Lines LLC and Sea-Land Service Inc. Mr. Avara also spent three years in public accounting with Coopers & Lybrand and is a certified public accountant maintaining a license in the State of Maryland. Mr. Avara received both a Master of Business Administration in Finance degree and Bachelor of Arts in Accounting from Loyola College in Baltimore Maryland. |