Jan Dawson has been elected as the new chair for Ports of Auckland, following the retirement of previous chair Bill Osborne.

Dawson’s previous roles include chair of Westpac New Zealand and deputy chair of Air New Zealand.

“My priorities are to complete the work already underway to implement the recommendations of the CHASNZ review into health and safety, to deliver its automation project, to lift productivity, improve customer service and to deliver a reasonable return to our shareholder, Auckland Council,” Dawson said.

The recruitment of a new CEO and new board members is underway and expected to be completed by the end of 2021.