South Port New Zealand names Nigel Gear new chief executive

South Port New Zealand names Nigel Gear new chief executive
Rebecca Howard
By Rebecca Howard Aug. 11 (BusinessDesk) - South Port New Zealand, the country's southernmost deep water port, has appointed long-serving manager Nigel Gear as the new chief executive from October. Departing CEO Mark O'Connor, who has been at the port for 24 years, will officially hand over to Gear on Oct. 1 but will remain at the port until early November. Gear is currently the port's commercial manager and has previously held management positions in operations, warehousing and finance in addition to earlier roles within the fuel and...