Archive (03.10.05)
ABERDEEN HARBOUR BOARD CHIEF EXECUTIVE TO RETIRE
Aberdeen Harbour Board Chief Executive, Barclay Braithwaite, is to retire at the end of April, 2006, after more than 30 years with the Board. He joined as Deputy Harbour Engineer in 1974, becoming Harbour Engineer two years later and Chief Executive in 1990.
It has been a period of opportunity, development and success which has seen the harbour virtually rebuilt at a cost of around £150 million, handling record levels of cargo and shipping, and in a strong financial position.
Mr Braithwaite is also involved with the ports industry nationally, including as a past Chairman of the British Ports Association and current Chairman of the Ports Industry National Committee for Health, Safety, Skills and Standards. He is also involved with a number of business and community organisations in Aberdeen.
Board Chairman, David Paton OBE, said: "Barclay's huge contribution is a major factor in one of the most significant periods in the harbour's long history. Aberdeen is a thriving, world class port with a key role in the Scottish economy."
Mr Braithwaite said: "The successful redevelopment of the harbour and the expansion of traffic nationally and internationally is very much a matter of teamwork of which I have enjoyed being part."
Awarded an OBE in this year's Birthday Honours for services to the ports industry, Mr Braithwaite (58) plans to pursue a range of business, voluntary sector and leisure interests.
Local involvement includes as a Board and Council member of Aberdeen and Grampian Chamber of Commerce, Chair of the Advisory Group of Aberdeen Common Purpose, and a Trustee of the Aberdeen Safer Community Trust.
Originally from Glasgow, Mr Braithwaite's background is in civil engineering and he is a Fellow of the Institution of Civil Engineers. He is married with two sons.
The Harbour Board is now in the process of appointing a successor to Mr Braithwaite.
3 October 2005
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