Tag: c-suite
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Metro Moves: DIA tabs new COO
Welcome to the Denver Gazette’s Metro Moves. You’ll get the latest metro Denver openings, closings, hiring and promotion briefs here. To submit your company’s news, drop an email to [email protected]. New hire Denver International Airport officially named longtime United Airlines executive Steve Jaquith its chief operating officer, replacing Chris McLaughlin. Jaquith will manage the airport’s…
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McWhinney Development’s new CEO plots expansion plans
Ray Pittman has been running in metro Denver’s commercial real estate circles for more than 21 years. First as a developer with Catellus, then his own Pittman Development and two stints with CRE giant CBRE. Now Pittman will assume the role of Chief Executive Officer of McWhinney Development. Founded by brothers Chad and Troy McWhinney,…
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DIA CEO nominee’s former agency under investigation
The Los Angeles transportation agency formerly headed by Phil Washington, who has been nominated to be Denver International Airport’s next chief operating officer, is under investigation, an official with the L.A. County District Attorney’s Office confirmed Monday. According to a story published in the L.A. Daily News on Feb. 19, the L.A. County Sheriff’s Department…
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Hancock nominates former RTD head Phil Washington to be next CEO at DIA
Former Regional Transportation District head Phil Washington was nominated Monday by Mayor Michael Hancock to be the next CEO of Denver International Airport. Washington would replace current CEO Kim Day, who is retiring in July after 13 years in the position. Washington would need to be approved by the Denver City Council. Washington left RTD…
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Denver Metro Chamber CEO Kelly Brough announces exit
Kelly Brough, the longtime head of the Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce, announced Wednesday she’s leaving the position after 12 years. President and CEO Brough oversaw the 3,000-member organization through the Great Recession recovery, and is in the midst of another caused by the COVID-19 pandemic that shut down huge swaths of the economy in…