Lets hope Mr Kinton can see how ORH can be a vital cog in a three airport system owned by Massport....
BOSTON --Massachusetts Port Authority head of aviation, Thomas J. Kinton Jr., will become the agency's acting CEO when Massport chief Craig Coy steps down July 1, the Massport chairman announced Friday.
Chairman John Quelch said the Massport board will approve Kinton at its June meeting. Kinton has accepted the new post, he said. "He knows the issues and our stakeholders very well," Quelch said in a press release. "He'll be a tremendous support to the board and the staff in maintaining focus on the business and making the transition to a new leader."
Coy, who stabilized Massport in the aftermath of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, announced on Tuesday he was resigning to work for a private company that focuses on homeland security.
Kinton has been with Massport for 30 years. As aviation director since 1993, Kinton has been responsible for all activities and operations of Boston Logan International Airport, Hanscom Field in Bedford and Worcester Regional Airport.
Kinton also served as acting Massport CEO from November 2001 until April 2002 before Coy's appointment. He replaced Virginia Buckingham, the agency's head at the time of the attacks. After the attacks, critics portrayed Massport as a patronage haven and Buckingham as an unqualified political appointee.
In the press release, Kinton said, "I appreciate the confidence the Board is entrusting in me at this time of change." Quelch said the Massport board would quickly launch a search for a permanent CEO to replace Coy.
Same Time Next Year
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It’s been nearly a year since I wrote about the problems that come from
having 11 bosses who are not on the same page about anything, as well as
suggestion...
4 months ago
4 comments:
not good news for ORH.
WHY? PLEASE EXPLAIN>
anonymous:
please tell us why.
Bill
Another down-side to no-named people posting negative speculation. They abdicate any responsibility for it. They can frivolously post and all are left to ponder, oh my, could this be true? If they had any sense of duty, they would see how detrimental their thoughts are to our blog readers. Sadly, since they're not brave enough (or original enough to even conjure up a pen-name), they can post unsubstantiated drivel and watch Steve and Bill anxiously reply.
I say the change of leadership at Massport is a good thing! It really is best for the future of ORH in so many ways. We're going to be in much better shape now. I have no way of backing any of these statements up, but would simply rather be reassuring for absolutely no reason than anonymously negative for as many reasons.
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