Change of guard for Port of Tauranga
New Zealands shipping fraternity will be watching the Port of Taurangas future with some interest following the consecutive retirements of chairman Fraser McKenzie and chief executive Jon Mayson.
Having been with the port for 30 years McKenzie was last year replaced by John Parker and having served the port for 33 years, Mayson was this year succeeded by Mark Cairns.
The port has gained a reputation for a “fleet-of-foot” management style which saw it pioneer the inland port concept in neighbouring Auckland and has ultimately seen it established as New Zealand’s major export port.
The market will be interested to see if the new guard can maintain this momentum.
The Port of Tauranga returned a comparably static profit of US$23.5m in the recent financial year, during which it undertook significant infrastructure development.
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