Ports America announces raft of new appointments

The stevedoring group has also appointed Nasir Khan as its new chief development officer. He will be responsible for leading the company’s future investments and expansion in marine terminals.

Prior to joining Ports America, Khan served as director of infrastructure and energy finance (IEF) at Citigroup, New York, where he led that company’s financing of transportation sector projects in the Americas. During his time with Citigroup, he also served as the director and regional head of IEF in its Sydney, Australia, office. Khan will be based in Iselin, N.J., and will report to president and CEO Stephen Edwards.

In another development, Ports America has announced three new vice president appointments. They are Donald Rupert, who becomes VP sales and marketing, Steven Trombley, VP West Basin Container Terminal (WBCT) in Los Angeles, and Peter Dunton, VP container operations for Seaside Transportation Services Terminal (STS) in Los Angeles and Oakland, and for Pierce County Terminal (PCT) in Tacoma.