
The Board of Commissioners of the Port of New Orleans has formally confirmed Ronald J. Wendel Jr., who’s at the moment serving as Port NOLA’s Govt Vice President and Chief Monetary Officer, to change into the performing president and CEO of Port NOLA and performing CEO of NOPB in June.
This motion follows the departure of present president and CEO, Brandy Christian, who has accepted the position of CEO of Patriot Rail Firm in Jacksonville, Florida.
In line with a information launch, Wendel, who joined Port NOLA in 2015, “brings a wealth of expertise to the position and is poised to make sure that key strategic initiatives, just like the $1.8 billion-dollar Louisiana Worldwide Terminal, transfer ahead with out interruption.”
“The Port NOLA Board and its govt group are targeted on assuring a easy and clear course of to take care of operational continuity throughout this management transition interval,” Board Chairman Walter Leger Jr. stated in a information launch. “We’re assured in Wendel’s expertise and welcome the chance to work alongside him and the Port NOLA/NOPB groups to drive development and success. Concurrently, the Board is dedicated to making sure a considerate course of for figuring out the everlasting President and CEO of Port NOLA and CEO of NOPB. We are going to proceed partaking with the Governor’s Workplace, State officers, the maritime business, and different stakeholders to make sure that the State’s priorities, together with the Louisiana Worldwide Terminal at Violet and any extra port infrastructure initiatives, are given the foremost consideration to drive Louisiana towards the highest of the worldwide provide chain.”
The port stated in a press release that Wendel has been a key determine in securing $800 million in commitments from future non-public Louisiana Worldwide Terminal operators Ports America and Terminal Funding Restricted (TIL), the funding arm of Mediterranean Transport Firm, and Wendel has been a mainstay in business negotiations throughout Port NOLA and NOPB’s strains of enterprise.
“We’re grateful for Brandy Christian’s visionary management and contributions to Port NOLA and NOPB all through her tenure, which have set the stage for continued progress and success,” Ronald Wendel Jr. stated in a information launch. “I’m proud to have been a part of the administration group that Brandy developed over the previous 9 years and much more humbled for the chance to work alongside our employees and stakeholders in a brand new position to drive innovation, improve effectivity, and foster sustainable development.”