Saint Paul – Governor Tim Pawlenty today announced the appointment of Timothy R. Geisler to the Metropolitan Airports Commission (MAC).

Geisler, of Rochester, is the unit manager in the Department of Finance with the Mayo Clinic in Rochester. He has held a number of positions in finance at Mayo for the past 22 years. Previously, Geisler was the comptroller with United Financial Saving Bank in Rochester, accounting manager for C. H. Robinson Company in Eden Prairie, and audit manager with the accounting firm of Peat, Marwick, Mitchell and Company in Minneapolis. Geisler earned his bachelors degree in comprehensive public accounting summa cum laude from the University of Wisconsin, Eau Claire.

Geisler is currently treasurer of the Rochester Airport Company, has chaired the Board of Directors of the Home Federal Savings Bank in Rochester, has served as treasurer of the Rochester Area Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors, and serves on the Diocese of Winona Priest Retirement Fund Board of Trustees.

Geisler replaces Gregory Warner on the MAC as a representative of a county containing a key airport system for a four-year term that expires on January 2, 2012.

The Metropolitan Airports Commission promotes air transportation locally, regionally, nationally, and internationally by developing the Twin Cities metropolitan area as an aviation center. The commission consists of 15 members, including 13 appointed by the Governor, one appointed by the mayor of Minneapolis and one appointed by the mayor of St. Paul.