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Dangui Oduber, his Excellency Minister of Justice Mr. Andin Bikker, Chairperson of the Board of
Supervisory Directors Mrs. Marion Kan together with other airport stakeholders and partners,
the outgoing AAA CEO Mr. James Fazio symbolically handed over the vital airport position over
to incoming AAA CEO Mr. Joost Meijs with a construction hard hat, safety vest and shovel.

“The airport is transitioning from the planning to the construction phase of the Gateway 2030
project and I’m excited to hand over the CEO position to Mr. Meijs who will now lead, guide and
motivate the entire team to reach the airport’s expansion goal. I am convinced that the tourism
and aviation partners and stakeholders will provide Mr. Meijs with the same heartfelt guidance

and trust that was given to me. My five years at Aruba Airport couldn’t have been this successful
without that support that I’m sure Mr. Meijs will also receive. I want to emphasize that I very
much enjoyed my time in Aruba and I feel honored to have been trusted to lead Aruba’s national
airport for the past 5 years,” said Mr. Fazio during his farewell speech.

All Excellences present expressed their gratitude for Mr. Fazio’s efforts and at the same time

wished Mr. Meijs the best of luck in the years ahead leading the airport team to the next
milestones, as Mr. Meijs will be responsible for the development of management and the
organization, maintaining contacts with external stakeholders, and will oversee the airport’s
redevelopment, as it starts a significant 5-year capital investment and construction program with

a value of 300 million USD.
“I am ready to start this new journey with a lot of enthusiasm and determination to concretize
what the entire team has visualized during the initial stages of the Gateway 2030 project. I thank
Mr. Fazio for his guidance provided to the airport team the last 5 years and it is now my
commitment to ensure that we cross the Gateway 2030 finish line with an airport we can all be
very proud of, “ said Mr. Meijs during his first speech to all airport partners and stakeholders as

the new AAA CEO.

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