Robert Kastelitz, Chief Information Officer of the Denver International Airport, has been suspended from his job and placed on paid leave since February 27. Kastelitz has been given no further information except that he is under investigation.
Reporter Jon Murray contacted Kastelitz and he filed this story with the Denver Post:
Reached by phone Thursday afternoon, Kastelitz said he has been given no detail about the investigation. “They never gave me a reason for this,” he said, and he did not know who was conducting the probe.
Kastelitz said he could not discuss the matter further because DIA’s notification letter included a “gag order.” That provision explicitly applies to communication with anyone in city government or with employees of city contractors.
The Feb. 27 letter officially informed Kastelitz that he was being placed on investigatory leave and noted requirements he must follow. But it did not specify the reason he was placed on leave. The letter was signed by Gisela Shanahan, DIA’s chief financial officer. DIA has declined further comment on Kastelitz’s job status.
Kastelitz’s main title is senior vice president for technologies. He returned to DIA in 2009 after a prior stint working at the airport earlier that decade; in between, he worked for the Nevada Supreme Court in an information technology-related position, according to his LinkedIn profile. DIA says Kastelitz received his current job title in 2013. While he’s on leave, Kastelitz will continue to receive his $204,163 annual salary, Stegman said.
