- Gainesville-Alachua County Regional Airport Authority selected Ferdinand Paul Mehrlich as the new CEO after interviewing three candidates.
- Mehrlich currently serves as executive director of aviation at Texarkana Regional Airport, a position he started in January 2020.
- Longtime Gainesville airport CEO Allan Penksa retired after 18 years, prompting the CEO search that began in November.
Gainesville Regional Airport found its new CEO after candidate interviews on Monday.
The Gainesville-Alachua County Regional Airport Authority (GACRAA) questioned three candidates for an hour each during a special meeting, but the first candidate, Ferdinand Paul Mehrlich, proved difficult to top.
GACRAA settled on Mehrlich as its choice, and Chair Kinnon Thomas said he will now negotiate a contract for the authority to review at its regular March meeting…