Peel Ports moves swiftly to appoint new CEO

Summary

Peel Ports chief operating officer David Huck is stepping up to become chief executive following the departure of Claudio Veritiero.

On Tuesday last week it was announced Mark Whitworth, non-executive chairman and former Peel Ports CEO, would become executive chairman on an interim basis . However, the Port of Liverpool operator has moved swiftly to fill the vacant CEO chair.

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