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Georgia Ports Authority appoints new officers

The Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) board has elected new officers for the coming fiscal year. Starting 1 July, Kent Fountain will serve as chairman, Alec Poitevint as vice chairman, and Chris Womack as secretary-treasurer.

The election of Fountain and Poitevint represents an advancement from their previous positions of vice chairman and secretary-treasurer, respectively. Poitevint served as GPA board chairman from July 2010 to June 2012. Womack was serving as a board member prior to becoming the authority’s next secretary-treasurer.

“At the Georgia Ports Authority, a central part of our mission is to strengthen industries and sustain our communities,” stated Fountain.

Fountain noted that outgoing Chairman Joel Wooten presided over the board during a period of historic capacity expansion. Since Wooten became chairman in July 2021, the board has approved nearly US$1.5 billion in infrastructure projects.

The improvements will add 3 million TEUs of annual capacity at the Port of Savannah, for a new total of more than 9 million TEUs by 2026.





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