Reno-Tahoe International Airport has kicked off a new CEO search while appointing one of its current executives in an interim role.
The Reno-Tahoe Airport Authority named Cris Jensen as interim CEO to replace Daren Griffin, who is taking a new position as CEO of the Columbus Regional Airport Authority. Jensen, the airport authority’s chief operations and public safety officer, will take up the interim CEO position on Feb. 1.
Naming an interim CEO is crucial for the airport, which is also in the midst of a billion-dollar expansion project called MoreRNO, according to RTAA Board of Trustees Chair Shaun Carey…