For Immediate Release
January 17, 2020
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Office of Policy and Communications
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Hartsfield-Jackson Names Jai Ferrell Interim Assistant General Manager of Commercial Development
ATLANTA – Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) has recently appointed Jai Ferrell interim Assistant General Manager of Commercial Development.
Ms. Ferrell brings more than 15 years of marketing experience in her new interim position. She will oversee the division responsible for properties and airline affairs, concessions, parking, advertising, external real estate development, air service development, and innovation.
Ms. Ferrell most recently served as the Airport’s Director of Marketing for the last four years. During her tenure, she led global marketing strategy overseeing all marketing outreach, brand strategy efforts, social media content engagement, creative services and advertising programming and partnerships for all public-facing passenger engagement and non-aeronautical, revenue-generating programs. Additionally, she is responsible for promotional efforts for the Airport’s award-winning food, beverage and retail program, ATL Skypointe, which generates over 1 billion dollars in revenue annually.
“Jai displays tremendous talent in so many areas,” Airport General Manager John Selden said. “She is equipped and ready to lead the team.”
A member of the 2019 Atlanta Business Chronicle’s 40 Under 40 class, Ferrell earned a Bachelor of Arts in theater studies from Spelman College and a Master of Arts in communications from Georgia State University.
Airport officials will conduct a national search for a permanent replacement.
Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport:
Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport Hartsfield-Jackson (ATL) is the world’s busiest and most efficient airport, serving more than 107 million passengers annually with nonstop service to more than 150 U.S. destinations and 70 international destinations in more than 50 countries. ATL boasts a direct economic impact of $34.8 billion in metro Atlanta and a total direct economic impact of $70.9 billion in Georgia. The Airport is the largest employer in Georgia, with more than 63,000 individuals working on-site. The Airport is a frequent recipient of awards of excellence for concessions, operations, sustainability, architectural engineering and construction. In 2016, ATL set in motion a multibillion-dollar capital improvement program, ATLNext, which will modernize the Domestic Terminal, extend two concourses, construct several parking decks, add a sixth runway, expand cargo facilities and pave the way for a 440-room InterContinental Hotel with Class A office space. For more information, visit www.atl.com. NOTE TO NEWS EDITORS For HD broadcast quality b-roll of Airport operations, events and generic interior/exterior shots, visit our ATL Video Newsroom at https://vimeo.com/atlairport/channels
