Lytle approved to stay on as Port of Oakland director

The Port of Oakland commissioners have unanimously awarded Executive Director Chris Lytle a new three-year contract, keeping him on board through July 2019.    The Port of Oakland commissioners have unanimously awarded Executive Director Chris Lytle a new three-year contract.
   With this contract, Lytle will remain in charge of the Northern California port authority through July 2019
   “Chris Lytle has transformed the Port of Oakland and raised its visibility as a center for trade, transportation and economic vitality,” said Earl Hamlin, board of commissioners president, in a statement.
   The board of commissioners credited Lytle with achieving three milestones in 2016: maintaining a record of 30 consecutive months of passenger growth at Oakland airport, realizing an export rebound at the seaport, and finalizing a new master plan for Jack London Square redevelopment.
   Lytle joined the Oakland port authority in 2013 after serving as executive director at the Port of Long Beach. Before that, he worked as a shipping industry executive with CMA CGM, P&O Ports, APM Terminals and Sea-Land Service.