Ron Mathieu, executive director of Bill & Hillary Clinton National Airport.
Ronald Mathieu, executive director of the Clinton National Airport, has been named CEO of Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport in Birmingham, Alabama.
Mathieu plans to resign on May 31. His first day at the Birmingham airport will be June 17.
“We are extremely appreciative of Ron’s service. The Commission and Staff will sorely miss his leadership that has led to the biggest transformation in our airport’s history,” Jesse Mason, chairman of the Little Rock Municipal Airport Commission, said in a statement Thursday. “During Ron’s 13 years in Little Rock, the airport has become debt free while undergoing nearly $100 million in terminal improvements, increased passenger satisfaction levels, expanded aviation manufacturing and generated billions of dollars in economic impact.
“In the coming days, the Commission will discuss who will lead the Airport during an interim period as we begin the search for a new executive director.”
Mathieu has also held leadership positions at Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood International Airport as well as Newark International, LaGuardia and JFK International Airports – operated by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey.
He earned his bachelor’s degree in aviation management from the Florida Institute of Technology and is a certified member of the American Association of Airport Executives. A private pilot, Mathieu is also a board member of the International Association of Airport Executives.
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