The Joe Lopano era at TIA is not only under way, it’s been underscored. The new director, who took over in January, hit the ground running and hasn’t broken stride yet. The status quo, he has made clear, is nothing to be venerated. The message to key incumbent personnel: Show me or be shown the door. And by the way, recruiting new business, including international, is going to be a major priority.
Last month he reorganized his top executive staff. Instead of more than a dozen executive-level positions, he has six vice presidents: operations; facilities and customer services; corporate affairs and real estate; finance and administrative procedures; marketing; and business planning and IT. A couple of days ago he fired TIA’s veteran air service development director and recently hired a former subordinate from the Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport for the newly created job of marketing vice president. Several other executives resigned or have announced their resignations in the wake of the CEO change from Louis Miller to Lopano.
Lopano’s definitely in charge at TIA: Transition In Action.