CCHL meeting to discuss Lyttelton Port Company

CCHL meeting to discuss Lyttelton Port Company
Lyttelton Port Company has had three CEOs leave since late 2019. (Image: NZME)
Oliver Lewis
Directors at Christchurch City Holdings will be briefed today on Lyttelton Port Company and the abrupt departure of its chief executive.An interim chief executive, Jim Quinn, was parachuted into the role on Monday after Kirstie Gardener resigned last Friday citing differences of opinion with the board.Gardener was appointed as permanent CEO last May but had been in an acting capacity since December 2021 following the resignation of her predecessor, Roger Gray, who took up the chief executive role at Ports of Auckland after less than two years a...

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