~ Shareholder representatives for government-owned companies are the COM.~
PHILIPSBURG: --- The shareholder representatives of government-owned companies are the Council of Ministers, and they have yet to decide on the candidate for the Chief Executive Officer position at the Princess Juliana International Airport.
SMN News has been reliably informed that the topic has not yet been placed on the agenda of the Council of Ministers. At the same time, some ministers may favor the CEO candidate. Still, the candidate will only be selected and appointed when the majority in the Council of Ministers votes in favor of the candidate.
The Holding Company of PJIA has selected former Director of WINAIR Michael Cleaver as the selected candidate, however since the information became public several employees have voiced their opinion on the selection process that they said was not fair. Several employees have expressed their opinions, which do not favor Cleaver. However, it must be made clear that the matter has not yet been discussed in the Council of Ministers, and a final decision has not yet been made.
Some 31 people applied for the position, many of whom were not granted an interview for the coveted position at the country’s primary gateway.
SMN News was also informed that the contract for the current CEO, Brian Mingo, has not been renewed. Still, the Supervisory Board of Directors issued a three-month contract to Mingo, the sole statutory director of the PJIAE; this is to allow the government-owned company and the shareholder representative to finalize the selection and screening process of the selected candidate.
Mingo spearheaded the reconstruction of the terminal building of PJIAE while not being recognized for his hard work and perseverance in ensuring the country gets a state-of-the-art airport that won the award for the best Caribbean Airport.
