Jones to take up ABP mantle
Former Mersey Docks and Harbour Company (MDHC) boss Peter Jones has been appointed chief executive of Associated British Ports (ABP) from April 1. He will take over from Bo Lerenius, 60, who is retiring from ABP after eight years as chief executive.
Mr Jones, 52, was chief executive of MDHC – which owns and operates the ports of Liverpool, Heysham, Sheerness and Chatham – from April 2000 until March last year.He left the company six months after it was acquired by Peel Ports.
“During his time at MDHC, Peter Jones expanded the group’s ports, transport and logistics interests and increased the group’s turnover,with the share price outperforming both the market and the transport sector, before MDHC was taken over by Peel Ports in 2005,” said ABP in announcing his appointment.
Mr Jones is a non-executive director of Through Transport Mutual Insurance. He has also served as a non-executive director of the UK Major Ports Group and as a Member of the Bank of England’s North-West Quarterly Panel.
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