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A regular comment-er on a variety of airport-related issues in the B次元官网网址 Review over the years, James Bogusz has accepted the Chief Executive OfficerB次元官网网址檚 job at the Regina Airport Authority. He last day as Vice-President of Operations and Development at the VAA will be January 12, 2018.
Bogusz was officially announced as the new CEO at Regina at the end of November. He takes over CanadaB次元官网网址檚 number 15-ranked airport (Victoria is number 10) after spending 16 years at Victoria B次元官网网址� six years as a technical consultant and the last 10 years on staff.
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Bogusz has often been the VAAB次元官网网址檚 spokesperson on a variety of issues at the airport, from airside operations and capital projects, to internal procedural systems and the VAAB次元官网网址檚 investment in environmental initiatives. ItB次元官网网址檚 the latter, he said, he will be most proud of during his time at Victoria.
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In a media release, Regina Airport Authority Board Chair Ken Waschuk said Bogusz will officially take over the CEOB次元官网网址檚 job there on Feb. 1.
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Bogusz credited the VAAB次元官网网址檚 CEO, Geoff Dickson, for being B次元官网网址渁 great mentor and colleagueB次元官网网址� and will use everything heB次元官网网址檚 learned in his new role.
BoguszB次元官网网址檚 family has roots in Regina. His family lived in the city in the 1970s, before moving to Victoria where his father could pursue his career in radio. Bogusz was born in Victoria and has lived and worked in the region ever since. Now, he goes to Regina with his wife Melanie, whose last day with the Town of Sidney is Jan. 5.
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Bogusz was in Region earlier this month, meeting with his team there and getting to know some of the city officials with whom heB次元官网网址檒l be working.
The VAA is expected to start the search for a replacement early in the new year.
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