BAY OF PLENTY BUSINESS NEWS JANUARY 2020

Port chair Pilkington wins leading
national business award
Port of Tauranga Limited’s David Pilkington
was named Chairperson of the Year in the
Deloitte Top 200 Business Awards.
By DAVID PORTER
Deloitte Top 200 judge
Cathy Quinn said that
any entity Pilkington
chaired had performed financially
and grown consistently
during his tenure.
“He is an inclusive chair
and facilitates an environment
to get the best out of people
and has been selected as the
winner due to his track record
of success as a chair over a
long period.”
Pilkington joined the Port
of Tauranga Board in July 2005
and has been chair since 2013.
Since then, Port of Tauranga
has successfully completed its
strategy to become “big ship
capable” and is now by far
New Zealand’s largest port.
The company’s market capitalisation
has more than doubled
during his tenure to more
than $4.6 billion.
His win made it a hat trick
for the port at the annual
national business awards.
Chief executive Mark Cairns
won for Chief Executive of
the Year in 2012, while Chief
Financial Officer, Steve Gray,
won CFO of the Year Award
in 2017.
Cairns said Pilkington’s
win was well-deserved.
“I appreciate David’s
steady and pragmatic leadership
style, as well as his deep
understanding and experience
in governance,” he said.
“He ensures a diverse
range of opinions are heard
from around the board table.
His foresight has helped us
stay focused on our long-term
goals, while remaining flexible
and responsive to our operating
environment.”
Pilkington had a very direct
approach and did not shy away
from pulling the management
team into line when he saw the
need, said Cairns
Pilkington was previously
a member of Fonterra’s senior
executive and has a strong
background in marketing,
international business and
supply chain logistics. He
holds directorships in Port of
Tauranga Trustee Company
Limited and PrimePort Timaru
Limited. He is also chair of
Douglas Pharmaceuticals Limited,
and Rangatira Limited.
He was chair of Northport
until November, but stepped
down in line with the company’s
two-year rotational policy.
His foresight has
helped us stay
focused on our longterm
goals, while
remaining flexible
and responsive
to our operating
environment.”
- Mark Cairns
David Pilkington:
Pragmatic and inclusive.
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