Port of Oakland appoints first Chief Operating Officer

Veteran aviation executive Kristi McKenney has been named Chief Operating Officer at the Port of Oakland.  Executive Director Danny Wan announced the appointment today after the Port’s governing Board created the new position last month.  McKenney had been serving as Assistant Director of Aviation at the Port’s Oakland International Airport.

“I’m grateful to the Board for establishing the COO position and pleased that Kristi is joining our executive team,” said Wan.  “We’re developing an ambitious growth strategy for the Port and she’ll be instrumental in advancing it.”
Wan said McKenney would manage Port operations.  She’ll also oversee Port compliance with Board policies and government regulations, he added.  The Executive Director said McKenney would manage the following departments:
    •    Engineering Services;
    •    Environmental Programs and Planning;
    •    Utilities; and
    •    Information Technology.
McKenney joined the Port in 1994 as an Environmental Planner.  She became Assistant Director of Aviation in 2014.