Airport appoints executive director

FORT MYERS — Benjamin Siegel, acting executive director of the Lee County Port Authority since November 2019, has been named to the post officially.

The port’s board removed the acting post from Siegel as of Jan. 21, according to a statement. As executive director, he will continue to direct the administration, operations and development of Southwest Florida International Airport and Page Field in Fort Myers, the release adds. Siegel replaced former port authority director Jeff Mulder.