Foltz to step down after 12 years of service to the Georgia Ports Authority
The Georgia Ports Authority's Board of Directors announced today that its Executive Director, Curtis J. Foltz, will step down at the end of the Fiscal Year, June 30.
Foltz has agreed to provide consulting services to the GPA for one year after his departure.
The Board also unanimously accepted the nominating committee's recommendation to appoint the current Chief Operating Officer, Griff Lynch, to succeed Foltz. Nominating Committee Chairman Jimmy Allgood praised Lynch for his role as COO: "Griff's extensive operational and port management skills make him the perfect candidate to replace Curtis and continue the success the Authority has achieved."
Find print-quality images of port operations here. Georgia's deepwater ports and inland barge terminals support more than 369,000 jobs throughout the state annually and contribute $20.4 billion in income, $84.1 billion in revenue and $2.3 billion in state and local taxes to Georgia's economy. The Port of Savannah handled 8 percent of the U.S. containerized cargo volume and 11 percent of all U.S. containerized exports in CY2014.
