John L. Martin has served as the San Francisco International Airport Director for 20 years, but he’s announced plans to retire this summer, according to airport officials.
Martin was appointed by San Francisco Mayor Frank Jordan in 1995, overseeing the construction of the International Terminal as part of a $3.5 billion capital plan that was at one point the largest public construction project in the nation.
Martin’s other accomplishments during his tenure as airport director include instituting a living wage for service and security workers at SFO starting in 1999, requiring commercial passenger vehicles serving the airport to use green fuels, and reducing the airports greenhouse gas emissions by 34 percent from 1990 emission levels, according to airport officials.
The search for the airport’s next director will be conducted over the coming months, and Martin will be participating in the transition to new leadership, according to airport officials.
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