Ports of Auckland seeking new CEO
After ten years as CEO at Ports of Auckland (POAL), Tony Gibson has announced that he will step down at the end of June 2021: "Over the last few months there have been persistent and sometimes personal attacks on me as CEO. I feel that this focus on me is damaging to the company and to the great people that I work with. This is a company which is often in the media in a bad way, over port expansion, port location or more recently over safety and congestion. Sadly, there is little media attention on the great things our people have achieved."
POAL board chair Bill Osborne: "I am sad to lose someone of his calibre, especially at a time when the company is again going through major change. However, I understand and accept his reasons and wish him well." Deputy CEO and CFO Wayne Thompson will be interim CEO until a new CEO is appointed. (amh)