King County International Gets New Director

Robert Burke has been appointed as Director of King County International Airport, effective 1 April.  Mr Burke has been involved in airport management and related activities for more than 19 years, according to Harold S. Taniguchi, Director of King County Department of Transportation.  The Airport is a unit within the Department of Transportation.

Most recently, Mr Burke managed a program providing aviation services in the Persian Gulf.  He is a 20-year veteran of the U.s. Marine Corps.  He succeeds Cynthia Stewart, who left the post several months ago.  Mike Colmant, Assistant Director of the Airport, has been acting director, and will now revert to his earlier post.