Tampa International Airport names new CEO after 10-month search

Incoming Tampa International Airport CEO Michael Stephens shakes hands with outgoing CEO Joe Lopano shorty after being chosen for the job.
Incoming Tampa International Airport CEO Michael Stephens shakes hands with outgoing CEO Joe Lopano shorty after being chosen for the job.
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Michael Stephens, the longtime legal counsel at Tampa International Airport, has been chosen as the organization’s new CEO and will take over for the retiring Joe Lopano.

 

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