2008 ACI-NA Immediate Past Chairman’s Profile
Rick
Piccolo
Rick Piccolo is the immediate Past Chairman of Airports Council International - North America and has served as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Sarasota Bradenton International Airport since 1995.
Piccolo has over 35 years of experience in the aviation industry, beginning his career as a janitor at the Buffalo International Airport. At Buffalo, he also served in several other positions including building superintendent, property manager, assistant to airport manager and assistant director of operations. After leaving Buffalo, he worked in the Operations Department at Tampa International Airport and as the assistant airport director at the St. Petersburg-Clearwater International Airport before his tenure at Sarasota.
Piccolo is the past president of the Florida Airports Council and past chairman of the Secure Airports for Florida’s Economy (SAFE) Council, which is made up of airport representatives from 20 commercial service airports, several state agencies, ATA (air carrier organization) and general aviation. He also serves on the ACI board of directors.
In January 2006, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Southern Region Airports Division selected Piccolo as the 2005 Commercial Service Airport Manager of the Year.
He is a graduate of the State University of New York at Buffalo where he earned a bachelor’s degree in business administration.
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