Pacific Airport Services

Pacific Airport Services, Inc. (PAS) began operations in 1991 led by two individuals, Robert Hudkins from Saipan and Todd Smith from Guam. Hudkins moved from Guam to Saipan to start PAS and Smith has been a successful business man in Guam for over 40 years. Hudkins is an operating executive with the company and served as President/CEO. Hudkins was a special Agent for the Federal Bureau of Investigation for 15 years. Prior to starting PAS he had been providing airline security and drug investigative services for the airlines on a consulting basis in Guam. Robert Hudkins retired from the company in February 2024.

Leon Mattern is an operating executive and serves as the Vice President/Technical Operations. Mattern became Vice President in charge of the maintenance and ramp/cargo division of PAS and the PAS Guam operations in 2013. He is a US Air Force retiree having completed 20 years of military service during which time he achieved the rate of E-8 or Senior Master Sergeant. Mattern joined Northwest Airlines (NWA) after retirement from the Air Force and was employed for 13 years. At the time of his retirement, he was the NWA maintenance area manager for Asia Pacific/India and was located in Guam. Upon retirement from NWA he joined PAS. Over the years he worked alongside Hudkins and gained additional knowledge and expertise in the overall operations and management of the ground handling company.

Todd Smith is a resident of Guam and served as the Vice President/Secretary-Treasurer of the company and acts as a business advisor to the company. Smith is a retired senior executive of the Deloitte Asia/Pacific Region and CEO/Chairman of the Deloitte operations in Guam, Saipan and the rest of Micronesia. After his passing in 2019, Todd Smitth was succeeded by his two sons, Torgun and Troy Smith under the Smith’s Trust Fund.

The Board of Directors of PAS consists of Robert Hudkins, Leon Mattern, Torgun Smith and Marc Adler. Adler joined the Board in January 2020 as a non-executive outside member. He is the owner and principal of MGA Consulting engaged in financial, operational and regulatory consulting. He spent a number of years in the consulting department of Deloitte. Prior to establishing MGA Consulting he was the Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Aviation Concepts, Inc. where he gained significant experience in the general aviation and airline industry.

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