JFK Airport's Terminal 4 Appoints New CEO

JAMAICA, QUEENS -- John F. Kennedy International Airport's Terminal 4 has appointed a new Chief Executive Officer, the company announced Monday.

International transportation executive Roel Huinink will take over as CEO of JFK International Air Terminal LLC - Terminal 4's parent company - on Aug. 1, according to a press release. He will replace Gert-Jan de Graaff, who has accepted a position as the CEO of the Brisbane Airport Corporation in Australia.

“Having the opportunity to channel this expertise – in conjunction with my passion for people management and a results-driven leadership approach – for this new role at the New York-area’s most active air terminals is a tremendous honor," Huinink said.

Huinink comes to the job from his current gig as program director of The Royal Dutch Touring Club, a tourism and recreation organization in the Netherlands.

He sits on the advisory board of the Norwegian-based Airport Retail Group and the board of directors of Rygee Sivile Lufthavn A/S, which operates the Moss Airport in Norway.

Huinink also has a 15-year-history with JFKIAT's overseas affiliate, Royal Schiphol Group, which operates the Amsterdam Airport Schiphol. He started there in 1999 as managing director of Arlanda Schiphol Development Company, a retail management business for the airport operator, and later worked as director of parking and mobility services as the AAS in the Netherlands.

“I am both eager and proud to return to the Royal Schiphol Group family and assume the role of JFKIAT’s CEO. I look forward to embarking on this next phase of my career at Terminal 4,” Huinink said.

With more than 21 travelers passing through each year and a selection of more than 75 shops and restaurants, Terminal 4 is known as one of the most active air terminals in the United States.

(Lead image: Roel Huinink will take over as CEO of JFK International Air Terminal on Aug. 1. Photo courtesy of JFKIAT)