Port Taranaki is welcoming a new appointment to its board of directors.
Kathy Meads, a senior executive with years of experience in the port industry, has been appointed to the role.
Meads has worked as executive manager, chief financial officer, and corporate services manager at Lyttelton Port Company and joined the Port Taranaki board in December as an independent director.
Meads led the Lyttelton Port team that settled the insurance claim following the 2011 earthquake and then oversaw the port’s operations throughout the post-earthquake rebuild.
Since leaving Lyttelton Port in 2016, she has been an independent consultant, working with a range of clients, including Lyttelton Port.
Meads says she is “delighted” to be joining the Port Taranaki board.
“I like the link the port has with the community through the Taranaki Regional Council as sole shareholder. I think that connection is very important, as it puts responsibility on the port to maximise its business to support the Taranaki region and economy.
“Port Taranaki is also adapting strategically to supply chain changes in the shipping industry and maintains an important position in New Zealand logistics, particularly through its key role in the oil and gas industry, and the burgeoning logging sector.
“I think it is on an exciting journey and I’m looking forward to playing a part in that,” she says.
