Oakland looks within for appointments

   The Port of Oakland board of commissioners has appointed Jean Banker, most recently manager of finances and administration for the maritime division, as deputy executive director, the California port said Thursday.
   Banker came to Oakland in 2007. Prior to working at the port, she spent 13 years as deputy director of capital programs for the New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority.
   “Jean Banker brings significant experience to her new position,” said Port of Oakland Executive Director Omar Benjamin. “She has been instrumental in moving our maritime strategic initiatives forward, such as completing the precedent-setting 50-year Ports America Outer Harbor terminal lease, the renegotiation of the Evergreen terminal lease, and launching the capital planning for the port’s $90 million shore power plan for cleaning the air.”
   The port also announced that Chris Chan has been named director of engineering. Previously Chan managed the port’s engineering services department. He joined the port in 1990, with previous experience at the Alameda County Public Works Department and the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power.