Fraport USA publicizes the addition of Faraji Whalen-Robinson as Vice President of Operations for Fraport Maryland. On this place, he’ll oversee leasing, operations, actual property improvement and asset administration of Fraport USA’s award-winning concessions program at Baltimore/Washington Worldwide Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI).

“Faraji brings distinctive qualities that may assist us proceed to ship an award-winning concession to BWI Airport and advance our dedication to recruit and retain companies who deliver the Baltimore and Washington communities to the airport,” stated Michael Mullaney, CEO of Fraport USA. “We deeply worth our almost 20 years partnership with the Maryland Aviation Administration in serving the BWI Marshall Airport group and are enthusiastic about Faraji Whalen-Robinson becoming a member of our crew.”

An skilled actual property skilled in Washington-Baltimore metropolitan space, Mr. Whalen-Robinson has an intensive background in operations, actual property improvement and asset administration. A Washington DC native, Mr. Whalen-Robinson has spent his profession working to advance small and native companies and has represented quite a few operators in buying, leasing, and increasing their actual property operations. He’s obsessed with growing native expertise and has labored as a mentor with Mentors Inc, in addition to served on the advisory board at Paul Public Constitution Faculty. Mr. Whalen-Robinson holds a BA in Enterprise Administration from Morehouse School and a Grasp of Science in Actual Property Growth from MIT.

Faraji Whalen-Robinson succeeds Gary Gilliard who has served as Vice President of Operations for Fraport Maryland for the previous three and a half years. Gilliard’s management throughout the previous few years has been instrumental to the success of Fraport-USA’s flagship airport, BWI Marshall. “Gary has achieved a wonderful job main operations for Fraport Maryland. His tenure at Fraport USA was marked by efficiently navigating an unprecedented pandemic, ensuing within the institution of BWI Airport concessions as an business chief throughout a number of classes,” stated Michael Mullaney, CEO of Fraport USA. “We congratulate him as he returns to his house in Albuquerque and begins a brand new function as Deputy Director for the Albuquerque Sunport.”

The MAA-Fraport relationship has resulted in international award recognition for its stellar customer support, modern passenger engagement, boundary-expanding concessions and pioneering entrepreneurial applications. Beneath this partnership, minority and girls owned meals and retail concession companies on the airport have generated over $466 million at BWI Marshall during the last 10 years. In 2020 these minority owned companies represented over 40% of complete gross sales however the affect of COVID-19 on airport operations.