Mtsogoleri wa Akron-Canton Airport, Fred Krum, wapuma pantchito

GREEN, OH (September 22, 2008) - Pambuyo pa zaka makumi atatu ndi ziwiri za utumiki wodzipereka, mkulu wa ndege Frederick J. Krum adalengeza kuti apuma pantchito kuyambira September 30, 2008. "Fred anapereka zaka zambiri za utsogoleri wokhazikika, wodalirika pa Akron-Canton Airport, "adatero Purezidenti Beth Houseman. "Tidzayamika nthawi zonse chifukwa cha kudzipereka kwake, masomphenya ake komanso ntchito yake pamakampani oyendetsa ndege m'dera lathu."

Fred adayamba ntchito yake yapamwamba ku Akron-Canton Airport (CAK) mu 1975 monga wowerengera ndalama pabwalo la ndege ndipo adakwezedwa mwachangu kukhala wothandizira director ndi director Jack Doyle. Doyle atapuma pantchito, Fred adakwezedwa pampando wa director mu 1981 ndipo wakhala akuchita ntchitoyi kuyambira pamenepo. Paulamuliro wake, Fred adakwanitsa kupititsa patsogolo ndalama zoposa $250 miliyoni, adathandizira okwera kuwirikiza kanayi, kukopa Piedmont Airlines, AirTran Airways ndi Frontier Airlines (yoyendetsa ndege mderali), adapeza malo owonjezera maekala mazana ambiri ndikusunga ndalama zoyendetsera eyapoti. otsika. Khama lake linathandiza kuti bwalo la ndege likhale lopambana komanso lofunika kwambiri kumpoto chakum'mawa kwa Ohio.

Chifukwa cha utsogoleri wake wamphamvu, Krum adapambana mphoto zambiri zopambana kuphatikizapo Sales & Marketing Executives of Akron's Executive of the Year award mu 2002. Kuwonjezera apo mu 2004, 2005, 2006 ndi 2007, Fred adadziwika pakati pa Inside Business Magazine's Power 100 (mndandanda wa atsogoleri otchuka kwambiri kumpoto chakum'mawa kwa Ohio). Analandiranso Mphotho ya Purezidenti wa 2006 kuchokera ku Akron/Summit County Convention and Visitors Bureau chifukwa cha ntchito yake yayitali pa zokopa alendo komanso kuchereza alendo mderali.

Munthawi ya ntchito yake, Fred analinso mtsogoleri wokhazikika wamagulu omwe amagwira ntchito m'ma board a North Canton Schools, Wayne Savings Bank, Mercy Medical Center, Greater Akron Chamber, Canton Regional Chamber of Commerce, Stark Development Board ndi Ohio Commercial Airport. Consortium. Fred ankakondanso kuphunzitsa magulu angapo amasewera omwe ana ake adachita nawo ali aang'ono.

Atapuma pantchito, Fred ndi mkazi wake Diane adzasangalala kukhala ndi nthawi yocheza ndi banja lawo, kuphatikizapo zidzukulu ziwiri ndikupita ku Florida (osaima m'ngalawa ya AirTran Airways kupita ku Ft. Myers, imodzi mwa njira zambiri zomwe adathandizira kutetezedwa) m'nyengo yozizira ya Ohio.

Pofuna kutsimikizira kuti bwalo la ndege likukhalabe lathanzi, logwira ntchito komanso lachangu kupita patsogolo, Akron-Canton Airport Board of Trustees adagwirizana mogwirizana kuvomereza kusiya ntchito kwa Krum ndiyeno nthawi yomweyo kulimbikitsa wotsogolera wothandizira kwa nthawi yayitali Richard B. McQueen kuti atsogolere gulu la eyapoti mtsogolomo. . "Tili ndi chidaliro chachikulu pakutha kwa Rick kukwera bwalo la ndege kupita pamlingo wina," adawonjezera a Houseman. “Ntchito ya Rick yakhala yachitsanzo kwa zaka zoposa 26, ndipo takhala tikumukhulupirira mwanzeru ndi kasamalidwe kake kazachuma. Kuphatikiza apo, bungweli lawona luso lake la utsogoleri likuyenda bwino, ndipo tikumva kuti ndife ogwirizana pomuthandizira kuti akhale paudindo wapamwamba pabwalo la ndege. ” Kukwezedwa kwa McQueen kukhala Purezidenti ndi CEO kudzachitika pa Okutobala 1, 2008.

Rick anayamba ntchito yake pa bwalo la ndege monga akauntanti ndege mu 1982. Iye adakwezedwa wolamulira, ndiye wothandizira wotsogolera wa zachuma ndi kayendetsedwe kake kenako anagwira udindo wa wotsogolera ndege wothandizira, nambala yachiwiri udindo mu bungwe. Ntchito zazikulu za Rick mpaka pano zikuphatikiza kuyang'anira ndalama, ma accounting, makontrakiti, ndi ndalama za boma; Kulemba anthu ntchito ndi mapulogalamu opindulitsa kwa ogwira ntchito ndi kayendetsedwe ka polojekiti yayikulu, kuphatikiza $24 miliyoni yolowa m'malo a concourse ndi $80 miliyoni pakukweza mabwalo a ndege (gawo la STAR Capital Improvement Plan lomalizidwa mu 2006). Kuonjezera apo, adathandizira kukhazikitsa Pulogalamu yatsopano ya CAK 2018 Capital Improvement Program, zaka khumi, ndondomeko ya $ 110 miliyoni yomwe imaphatikizapo 600 ft. Ntchito zina ndi monga malo olondera akatundu ndi m'malire ndi malo otalikirapo am'mwamba.

"Ndili wokondwa komanso waulemu kuti ndisankhidwe kutsogolera bwalo la ndege la Akron-Canton," adatero McQueen. "Wakhala mwayi kugwira ntchito, kuphunzira ndikukula motsogozedwa ndi Fred, ndipo ndikudzipereka kuti bwalo lathu la ndege likhale lolimba, lokhazikika komanso lopambana. Ndili wofunitsitsa kupitiliza kusintha bwalo lathu la ndege kudzera pakukhazikitsa dongosolo lathu la CAK 2018 ndikusunga mawonekedwe athu otsika mtengo komanso luso lamakasitomala. ”

Pansi pa utsogoleri wa Rick bwalo la ndege linalandira mphoto ya Excellence in Engineering kuchokera ku American Council of Engineering Companies of Ohio; FAA's Great Lakes Region Safety Award ndi American Society of Professional Engineer's Excellence in Engineering Award.

Rick anamaliza maphunziro awo ku Walsh College ndi Digiri ya Bachelor of Arts mu Accounting and Finance ndipo tsopano akutumikira pa Walsh University Advisory Board. Asanagwire ntchito pabwalo la ndege, Rick ankagwira ntchito ku Ernst & Whinney (tsopano Ernst & Young). Amakonda kuthamanga, kusangalatsa ana ake aamuna pamasewera osiyanasiyana komanso kucheza ndi banja lake.

Wokwezedwanso ndi board of trustees, a Kristie VanAuken atenga udindo womwe wangopangidwa kumene wa wachiwiri kwa purezidenti komanso wamkulu wamalonda ndi kulumikizana pa eyapoti. "Kwa zaka zopitilira khumi, mphamvu za Kristie, chidwi chake komanso luso lake loyang'anira bwino zathandiza bwalo la ndege kukula ndikuchita bwino," atero Houseman. "Chifukwa cha ntchito yake, bwalo la ndege limadziwika kuti ndi mtsogoleri wamakampani komanso wopanga zinthu. Bungweli likuvomereza kuti luso lake limayamika utsogoleri wamphamvu komanso luso lazachuma lomwe Rick amabweretsa ku timuyi. "

Kristie adalowa nawo ogwira ntchito pabwalo la ndege ku 1996. Udindo wake ukuphatikiza malonda onse apabwalo la ndege, kuyika chizindikiro, zopititsa patsogolo ntchito za ndege, kulumikizana ndi anthu ammudzi. Ali ndi digiri ya Bachelor of Arts kuchokera ku Austin College ku Sherman, Texas ndi Masters of Public Administration kuchokera ku yunivesite ya Western Michigan.

Kuphatikiza pa ntchito zake zapabwalo la ndege, VanAuken akutumikira ku Board of Directors ya Akron AAA, Executive Marketing Forum, Cleveland+ Regional Marketing Alliance ndi Walsh University Business Advisory Council. Kuphatikiza apo, amatsogolera makomiti oyang'anira ndi kulumikizana pa Tchalitchi cha St. Paul's Episcopal ku Akron. Kristie ndi womaliza maphunziro a Leadership Akron, membala wa Akron/Canton chapter of the American Marketing Association, membala wa Sales and Marketing Executives International ya Akron komanso membala wa Public Relations Society of America, Akron/ Canton Chapter.

Asanalowe nawo pabwalo la ndege, VanAuken adagwira ntchito ku Greater Akron Chamber ndi State of Michigan, gawo la International Affairs. Analemekezedwa ngati Katswiri Wodziwika Wamalonda ndi Malonda a 2008 ndi Sales and Marketing Executives a Cleveland ndipo adasankhidwa kukhala m'modzi mwa 30 a Tsogolo, pozindikira atsogoleri achichepere amakono kumpoto chakum'mawa kwa Ohio mu 2007. Kuphatikiza apo Bizinesi ya Crain ya Cleveland idamuphatikiza mu 40 yawo pansi pa 40. mndandanda wa otsogolera omwe akubwera kumpoto chakum'mawa kwa Ohio mu 2005. Ogulitsa ndi Malonda Ogulitsa ku Akron adasankha Kristie ngati katswiri wodziwika bwino wamalonda ndi malonda mu 2002.