The city of Pensacola appears to have selected former Naval Air Station Pensacola commanding officer Capt. Tim Kinsella to serve as the new city administrator.
The reported hire comes roughly four months after the previous city administrator Kerrith Fidler announced his resignation .
Pensacola Mayor D.C. Reeves previously tapped Kinsella to lead his transition team when he was elected in 2022, saying at the time that Kinsella brought the experience and insight of a world-class leader to his transition team.
Reeves has not yet returned a request for comment.
Kinsella retired from the U.S. Navy with more than 33 years of service, including leading NAS Pensacola from March 2019 to January 2022, three of the most tumultuous years in the installation’s history.
Capt. Tim ‘Lucky’ Kinsella hands over command of NAS Pensacola after historic three years
A December 2019 terrorist attack claimed the lives of three sailors and left nine other people wounded. In September 2020 Hurricane Sally caused more than $500 million in damages to the base, and the global COVID 19 pandemic heavily impacted the installation’s operations for several years.