AAPA appoint new Chairman of the Board

21 Sep 2011 - Going Places

• AAPA appoint Jerry Bridges as new Chairman of the Board

• Jerry Bridges is the current Executive Director at the Virginia Port Authority

Virginia Port Authority Executive Director Jerry Bridges was formally installed on Sept. 15 as the American Association of Port Authorities' (AAPA) Chairman of the Board for 2011-12.

Mr. Bridges accepted his new chairmanship duties at a membership meeting in Seattle during which the entire slate of 2011-12 officers was inducted as part of AAPA's 100th Annual Convention.

“Jerry Bridges, who has an impressive history of port and maritime industry experience, was elected chairman of the board in a March 2011 vote of AAPA's board of directors, representing port officials throughout the Western Hemisphere," said AAPA President and CEO Kurt Nagle.

"Mr. Bridges has the knowledge, leadership skills, enthusiasm and industry respect to advance our association's mission of connecting port communities with the global marketplace, and we look forward to his chairmanship for the coming year," added Nagle.

Mr. Bridges was previously executive director of the Port of Oakland and has held various operating positions with Marine Terminals Corporation, Sea Land Services and Roadway Express.

In addition to his role as AAPA Board Chairman, Mr. Bridges will serve as AAPA's U.S. delegation chair for 2011-12.

Other newly-installed U.S. delegation officers include Chair-Elect Adoph Ojard, who serves as Executive Director of the Duluth Seaway Port Authority; and Vice Chair Tay Yoshitani, who is Executive Director of the Port of Seattle.