The board of directors at the Port of Waterford has announced the appointment of John Treacy as the Chair of the Company.
The Villierstown native joins the board following a recruitment process and the completion of his role as voluntary chair of the board of Concern Worldwide alongside his role as Chief Executive at Sport Ireland.
Prior to his role at Sport Ireland, the 1984 Olympic silver medallist was also Chief Executive at the Irish Sports Council and, during the period of his training for the LA Olympic Games, he also worked with the Irish Export Board.
Welcoming John to the role, Minister for Transport Eamon Ryan TD said: “The Port of Waterford is the most important Load-On Load-Off (Lo-Lo ) port in the South East and I was delighted to appoint John Treacy as Chairperson of the Company. The Port enjoys excellent connectivity to both the national road and rail networks and I know that John will bring his skills to bear in furthering the sustainable growth of the Company."
John replaces Des Whelan who completed his term as Chair in late 2022 after eight successful years guiding the Port to growth and through the development of its Masterplan.
Chief Executive at the Port David Sinnott says: “We are very pleased to welcome John Treacy as Chair at the Port of Waterford. He is hugely competent and holds a depth of broad-ranging business experience. We know that his addition to the team here at the Port will be a valuable one. We are very much looking forward to working with John to further shape the future and continued growth of the Port of Waterford.”
In accepting the role John said: “ I am delighted to be appointed by Minister Ryan to chair the Port of Waterford Company. The South East is of course very close to my heart and look forward to working with the board and the highly skilled team and further building upon the ambitious future plans for the Port, its community and stakeholders for the entire South East region.”
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