Candace McGraw, CEO of Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport (CVG), has taken over as chair of the ACI World Governing Board. She is the first woman to hold the position.
The World Governing Board consists of 28 leading airport CEOs nominated by the regional ACI Boards, plus the Immediate Past Chair. The ACI WGB directs the organization through strategic discussions on key subjects for airport operators that reflect the concerns and interests of ACI members for the benefit of travelers and communities worldwide.
McGraw’s appointment was approved at the ACI World Annual General Assembly in June 2023, and her two-year term will run until December 2025. McGraw has been involved in the ACI World Governing Board since 2018 and has been ACI World vice chair since January 2022, succeeding Sheik Aimen bin Al Hosni, CEO of Oman Airports.
McGraw said she is honored to serve. “I thank Sheik Aimen bin Al Hosni, our immediate past chair, for his leadership these past several years,” she says. “Nothing is more important to me than the future of this industry. Whether thinking about the long-term needs of ACI, how we can be a strong partner in the global aviation industry, or what we can do to accelerate the adoption of practices to ensure sustainable aviation, we are stronger as one. I commit to lead our World Governing Board with a sense of purpose and collaboration and appreciate the trust that has been placed in me.”
As of January 2024, Jost Lammers, CEO of Munich Airport, succeeds Ms. McGraw as ACI World’s new Vice Chair, also for a two-year term running until December 2025. Lammers has been active on the ACI WGB since 2019.
