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Port leadership
The board of Christchurch City Holdings (CCHL), the
Council company which holds the city’s shares in several
large companies, says it is pleased the situation regarding the
leadership of the Lyttelton Port Company (LPC) has been
resolved. Dr Paddy Austin, chair of CCHL, says new LPC chairman
Barney Sundstrum has a good track record of leadership in
organisations faced with the issues that have been a concern
at the port. “He’s told me he is keen to resolve the industrial situation
at the port as soon as possible,” Dr Austin says. “We see his
appointment as a catalyst for resolution of the issues
currently facing the Port Company in its relationships with
its workers, its customers and its community. Our goal at
CCHL is to see flexible labour practices and a competitive
port once more. The Port Company knows this is our goal
and we will now leave them to get on with it.” |