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Robert L. Fornaro is president and chief executive officer of AirTran Holdings Inc. and its subsidiary AirTran Airways Inc. In addition he serves on the company’s board of directors. Fornaro joined AirTran Airways in March 1999 as president and CFO. He was named chief operating officer and elected to the board of directors in 2001. Fornaro became chief executive officer on Nov. 1 2007.
Fornaro has 30 years of marketing planning and management consulting experience. Prior to joining AirTran Airways he operated a successful aviation consulting practice.
From 1992 to 1997 Fornaro served as senior vice president - planning for US Airways where he directed the company's route planning pricing and revenue management and overall corporate strategy. Before joining US Airways Fornaro held the position of senior vice president - marketing planning at Northwest Airlines. His responsibilities included managing Northwest's international alliances and regional airline partner relationships.
Prior to Northwest Fornaro was senior vice president - marketing and planning at Braniff Inc. Fornaro also served as vice president - research for Jesup & Lamont Securities Inc. and director of future schedule planning for Trans World Airlines.
A native of Long Island N.Y. Fornaro attended Rutgers College in New Brunswick N.J. on a lacrosse scholarship and earned a bachelors degree in economics. He also received a masters degree in city and regional planning from Harvard University in Cambridge Mass. He is a member of the Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce’s Forward Atlanta Policy Committee and serves on the board of the Georgia Aquarium and Central Atlanta Progress. Fornaro and his wife Karen reside in Orlando and have three adult children. | 