After an eight-month long process, the Mississippi State Port of Authority Board of Commissioners named Jon Nass as the new CEO and executive director of the Port of Gulfport.
Jon Nass named new Port of Gulfport CEO
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- after an eight month long - process, the mississippi state- port authority board of - commissioners named jon nass- as the new ceo and executive- director of the port of - gulfport.
- he comes from the maine port- authority where he helped - develop northern new england's- only container- terminal and secured tens of- millions of dollars in- funding for the port and rail - infrastructure.
- he also led efforts on a- public-private partnership to - construct maine's only public - available climate - controlled storage.
- in addition to his port - experience, nass was the deputy- commissioner at the maine - department of transportation- where he worked as a senior - policy advisor.
- jon nass tells news 25 he is- excited to help expand the- mississippi gulf coast and john- rester, a commissioner on - the board says he is happy to - welcome him.- - "i'm very knowledgeable in how to market how to grow - volumes and how to take - infrastructure and- realize its full potential so - really what i am looking at is- how do we take what's here- - - - and that's the hard - infrastructure its the great- relationships and maximize it - and - - - - do a little better" "he has a unique and diverse background- and we are very excited abut hi- coming and leading the port int- what we - hope is a very successful - future" - his tentative start date at the- port of