By Steve Huettel, Times Staff Writer
Monday, October 3, 2011
Joe Lopano's bosses on the governing board of Tampa International Airport like what they've seen in the new CEO's first nine months on the job.
The board will review Lopano's performance at its monthly meeting Thursday. But written evaluations released Monday show he has deep support.
Lopano received the highest possible scores in all 15 rating categories from board members Joseph Diaco and Al Austin, who left the board last month. Lopano's overall average: 4.8 on a scale of 1 to 5. Members filled out the evaluations in August.
"Exceeds expectations," wrote board chairman Steven Burton. "He should be given a pay increase per his contract based on superior job performance."
Lopano has laid out an ambitious agenda for TIA since taking over the airport's top job on Jan. 1. He pushed through ...