The Jacksonville Aviation Authority has hired Steven Grossman as the authority’s next CEO/Executive Director.
Grossman, currently Director of Aviation at Oakland International Airport in Oakland, Calif., is the second CEO and executive director to lead the JAA since it became an independent authority in 2001. He replaces John Clark, who left the post in April to take a similar position at Indianapolis Airport Authority.
“We had tremendous interest in the executive director position and a number of extremely qualified candidates,” said JAA Chairman Ron Weaver, who also served as co-chair of the Search Committee. “But after our due diligence and interviews with the top eight candidates it was the unanimous choice of the Search Committee that Steve was the best candidate to lead the JAA at this time. He has a proven track record at the airports he’s managed, strong management skills and excellent interpersonal skills.”
“I am honored and humbled by this appointment as CEO and Executive Director of the Jacksonville Aviation Authority,” Grossman said. “I have been very impressed with everyone I have met from the Board to the staff. I see numerous opportunities on which the Authority should seek to capitalize, and the real challenge will be to position ourselves to be successful in maximizing these opportunities.”
Grossman added, “I will be reaching out to all elements of the community, first to seek to understand what these very important stakeholders want their Airports to be and second to find ways to work together to meet shared goals. We will also be reaching out to all levels of government to form partnerships as well as to the private sector."
For the past 16 years, Grossman has been Director of Aviation for Oakland International Airport, where passenger traffic was six million upon his arrival in 1992 and reached a peak of 14.7 million in 2007 before the current recession.
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