Port of Vancouver, Wash. CEO steps down

Todd Coleman, chief executive officer at the Port of Vancouver, Wash. since 2012, announced plans to resign his post on May 19, 2016.    Todd Coleman, chief executive officer at the Port of Vancouver, Wash., has announced his intention to step down on May 19, 2016, according to a statement from the port authority.
   The authority’s board of commissioners has not yet chosen a successor, but said it would appoint an interim CEO during the search and hiring process.
   Coleman, a professional engineer, has served as the port’s CEO since 2012. He began his career with the port in 2001 as Facilities Manager and was promoted to the position of Deputy Executive Director in 2005.
   During this time, Coleman is credited with more than doubling the Port of Vancouver’s acreage, increased its annual operating revenues from $32 million to $38 million, growing cargo volumes to nearly 7 million metric tons per year, as well as conserving more than 500 acres on the Columbia River for migratory birds and opening up 450 acres of prime industrial land for future development.