Forth Ports has announced three new leadership roles, as it restructures the senior team to reflect the increasing importance of the offshore renewables sector and the general supply chain.
David Webster has been appointed as director of energy, responsible for integrating Forth Ports’ energy team in Scotland with a view to building market position in the energy sector.
He will report directly to chief executive Charles Hammond, and will retain his existing responsibilities as senior port manager for Dundee and Leith, where Forth Ports is currently constructing a £40m offshore renewables hub.
Derek Knox has been appointed as head of operations for Scottish ports, with strategic and operational responsibility for delivering quality performance and maximum efficiency.
He will also retain his specific responsibilities as senior port manager at Grangemouth, Scotland’s largest container port, and the company's Fife ports, including the Port of Rosyth.
Knox will continue to report to chief operating officer Stuart Wallace.
Ross McKissock has been appointed as director of unitised, responsible for integrating the commercial team on unitised container and trailer cargo across the group and growing volume.
He will retain his responsibilities for running London Container Terminal and will continue to report to Paul Dale, asset and site director at the Port of Tilbury.
Hammond said: “These new senior positions come at a key time when we are focusing our business on the important areas of offshore renewables, containerised cargo and a resilient supply chain.
“As a group we are investing significantly across the business in these areas including our bespoke renewables hubs in Leith and Dundee and our freeport freight hub in the Thames.”
Forth Ports Limited owns and operates eight commercial ports in the UK: Tilbury on the Thames, Dundee on the Firth of Tay and six on the Firth of Forth – Leith, Grangemouth, Rosyth, Methil, Burntisland and Kirkcaldy.
Within and around the Firths of Forth and Tay, Forth Ports manages and operates an area of 280 square miles of navigable waters, including two marine terminals for oil and gas export and provides other marine services, such as towage and conservancy. It also owns towage business Targe Towing.
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