PHILIPSBURG–The Council of Ministers has instructed the Princess Juliana International Airport (PJIA) holding company PJIAH to appoint the candidate from the Royal Schiphol Group to the post of chief financial officer (CFO).

Such an appointment will bring the airport, via government, one step closer to receiving the much-needed funds from the Dutch government-financed Trust Fund and the European Investment Bank (EIB) to the tune of US $100 million for the rebuilding of the airport.

The Daily Herald understands that Gerben Stavast is the name of the person put forward for the vacant position at the airport. Pending security screening, Stavast will be appointed for a period of two years. Part of the conditions for aid involve the screening of the airport’s supervisory and management boards. The National Security Service VDSM, which conducts the screening, will start meeting with all candidates next week.

Simultaneously, PJIA will start searching for and hire a permanent CFO in accordance with the established procedures under the articles of incorporation of PJIAH and PJIA, and in accordance with the reviewed profile evaluation.

The selected candidate for the permanent CFO position will serve as a local counterpart to the interim CFO and will take over his responsibilities after two years. The appointment of the interim CFO will have to take place in accordance with the articles of incorporation of PJIAH and PJIA, and the person will have to be screened. The local counterpart has not yet been selected by the airport.

The instruction was sent to the airport holding company last week with the intention of speeding up the process of receiving the grant for the reconstruction of the terminal.

Bron: Daily Herald