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Port Authority Board of Directors Select Thomas J. Winston
as New President and CEO
The Toledo-Lucas County Port
Authority Board of Directors approved last week the
appointment of Thomas J. Winston as the new president and
CEO of the Port Authority effective September 1, 2019.
Winston is currently serving as the organization's vice
president, Administration and Chief Financial Officer.
Thomas will succeed Paul L.
Toth, Jr., the Port Authority's current president and CEO,
who announced his retirement in September 2018. Toth has
been with the Port Authority for 32 years, serving as the
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"During the past 10 years
under Paul's leadership, the Port Authority has experienced
tremendous growth and has made a positive impact on the
community," said John Szuch, Chairman of the Toledo-Lucas
County Port Authority Board of Directors. "Thomas Winston
has worked closely with Paul and has been groomed for this
position since he was hired by the Port Authority in 2010.
He understands all aspects of the Port Authority's
operations and I have full confidence that he will do an
outstanding job as President and will continue the momentum
we are experiencing as an organization."
Winston was hired by the
Port Authority on June 28, 2010, as director of Finance and
Administration, where he served in that capacity until being
promoted to his current role as vice president,
Administration and Chief Financial Officer on June 22, 2011.
As vice president, Administration and Chief Financial
Officer, Winston is responsible for leading the Port
Authority's accounting, finance, legal, IT and human
resources departments, its financial and strategic planning
practices, as well as its relationship with lending
institutions, corporations and the business development
community to establish long-range goals, strategies, plans
and policies. Winston also works directly with the current
president and CEO on strategic initiatives and business
development endeavors to spur economic growth within the
region and across the state.
"I am honored to be selected
as the next president and CEO of the Port Authority," said
Thomas Winston. "Working closely with Paul for the past nine
years has provided me with keen knowledge and firsthand
experience necessary to step into this important role. I am
committed to making sure this organization continues to
provide the resources and expertise needed to continue to
move this community forward."
Prior to joining the Port
Authority, Winston held positions of increasing
responsibilities in various business capacities with several
diverse industry leading corporations including Owens
Corning, Pfizer Inc., and Nuveen Investments. A native of
Chicago, Illinois, Winston earned his Bachelor of Arts
degree in Economics and Philosophy from Ohio Wesleyan
University in 1992 and a Master of Business Administration
in Finance and Marketing from Loyola University Chicago in
1998.
Winston is a member of the
internationally recognized Association for Finance
Professionals and serves on the Board of Trustees for
ProMedica, Imagination Station, Boys & Girls Club of Toledo,
Toledo Opera Association, Ohio Minority Supplier Development
Council, Lourdes University and The Toledo Museum of Art.
The mission of the
Toledo-Lucas County Port Authority is to develop expertise
and assets that drive and grow the region's transportation
and logistics infrastructure and its economic prosperity.
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