Christopher Lytle heads for top job at Oakland

Lytle, who first joined the Port of Long Beach in 2006 as a managing director, was promoted to deputy executive director and COO in 2008. He became the Port’s top executive after the retirement of long time executive director Richard Steinke.

“The Board, Port staff and our customers will miss Chris, and we wish him well in his next endeavour,” said Susan Anderson Wise, President of the Long Beach Board of Harbour Commissioners.

In the meantime the Board is moving quickly to identify Lytle’s replacement and will shortly name an interim executive director.