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Management

Jens Madsen
Managing Director
Jens joined Ports of Auckland as Chief Operating Officer in early 2006, was appointed Chief Executive-designate in April 2007 and then Managing Director in September 2007. He joined the Company from A.P. Moller-Maersk where his international career spanned 28 years. From 2000, Jens was based in Denmark as head of the Company’s reefer business. His work at A.P. Moller-Maersk also included a four-year posting in New Zealand as Managing Director of Maersk when it opened its New Zealand office in 1996 in preparation for the introduction of the first New Zealand service to its international network. He has supplemented his education in shipping with executive and management training at, among others, the London Business School and Columbia University.

Wayne Thompson CA
Chief Financial Officer
Wayne joined Ports of Auckland as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) in January 2004. As CFO, Wayne brings strong commercial and financial analysis and focus to existing activities, development opportunities and initiatives. He is responsible for the Finance, Information Technology and Corporate Affairs divisions and the Company Secretariat, areas in which he gained management experience as CFO at Owens Group Limited, a publicly listed freight and logistics company. Prior to that, Wayne spent 13 years with the Comalco Group, based in New Zealand and Australia.

Grant Jorey BArch (Hons)
General Manager Operations and Productivity
Grant joined Ports of Auckland as General Manager Axis Operations and Productivity in June 2008. He is responsible for leading the operational achievement of the Company’s container-handling division, made up of five business units: Transport, Capacity & Planning, Stevedoring, Engineering and Pack & Inland Ports. Grant has a strong background in operations and logistics, having held executive positions in operations and logistics in New Zealand and Australia.

Craig Sain
General Manager Sales, Marketing and Logistics
Craig joined Ports of Auckland as General Manager Sales, Marketing and Logistics in August 2007. He has had more than 25 years’ experience in the shipping industry, including over 10 years with Maersk New Zealand Limited in a number of senior management positions, including Senior General Manager Oceania Trade Management where he was responsible for commercial policy and the network for the Oceania region. Craig began his shipping career with the Shipping Corporation of New Zealand and has also held various roles overseas.

Wayne Mills BBS (Econ)
General Manager Port Services
Wayne became General Manager Port Services in January 2007 following 10 years with the Company as Marine Services Manager and as a marine pilot. Wayne is responsible for all operations outside of the Port’s container terminals, encompassing marine operations, the conventional wharves and the Port of Onehunga, and is also a Director of the Company’s joint venture, North Tugz Ltd. Wayne holds a Master Mariner licence to command and operate ships on worldwide trades and has worked at other New Zealand ports as a harbour pilot and tug master.

Ben Chrystall BA
General Manager Port Infrastructure
Ben became General Manager Port Infrastructure in 1998, having held other various management roles since joining the company in 1988. Ben is responsible for providing and maintaining the land and wharf infrastructure, berth and channel accesses, port buildings and services infrastructure, off-port property and property leases. He has managed a number of major projects during his 30-year career in the shipping and ports industry, including managing the Company’s commercial property interests at the Western Reclamation and the recent channel deepening and Fergusson container terminal expansion project.

Jon Baxter BBS
Group Manager Human Resources
Jon joined Ports of Auckland in 1988, having held positions in human resources at New Zealand News Limited, the Auckland Harbour Board and New Zealand Refining Company Limited. Jon and the Human Resources team provide advice and services that support the overall strategy and business plans of the Company including organisational development, employee relations, employee development, change management and remuneration.

Jim Harknett JP, BA (Hons), Dip Bus Admin, CA, FCIS
Chief Risk Officer
Jim was appointed Chief Risk Officer in July 2007. He was Company Secretary from 1999 to 2007 and, prior to that, was Manager Internal Audit having joined the Company in 1988. Jim’s main responsibility is to promote risk management as a core capability across the organisation through strategic risk management, insurance, business continuity and assurance. Jim is leading the Company’s response to the risks and opportunities posed by climate change.

Pieter Bakker MBA, BSc (Computer Science)
General Manager Information Technology
Pieter joined Ports of Auckland as Group Manager Information Technology in October 2007 and was appointed General Manager Information Technology at the end of 2008. Pieter reports to CFO Wayne Thompson, heading the Company’s extensive IT department, which supports and delivers IT solutions and business process improvements, as well as governance services to projects, across the business. Pieter has over 23 years of IT experience, having progressed with leading New Zealand corporates such as Zespri International, Air New Zealand, Sovereign and ASB. Through such positions, Pieter has developed knowledge and experience in leading technology strategy development, as well as technology solutions delivery, and managing large teams of up to 80 staff.