Port of Tauranga announces board appointment
Former Freightways MD Dean Bracewell joins the board.
Former Freightways MD Dean Bracewell joins the board.
Port of Tauranga Ltd has appointed former Freightways managing director, Dean Bracewell, to the board of directors.
Port of Tauranga chair David Pilkington said Bracewell’s deep transport and logistics experience would be extremely valuable to the board.
Bracewell is also a director of Air New Zealand, Property for Industry, the Halberg Trust, and Tainui Group Holdings.
Port of Tauranga is developing an inland port at the Ruakura superhub in Hamilton in a joint venture with Tainui Group Holdings.
“Dean is a highly regarded business leader with a proven track record. He was managing director of Freightways, one of New Zealand’s largest transport and logistics companies, for more than 18 years before embarking on a successful governance career in 2018,” Pilkington said.
Bracewell said: “A resilient and integrated international supply chain is vital to New Zealand’s ongoing prosperity; I’m grateful for the opportunity to make my contribution to Port of Tauranga’s ongoing success.”
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