By Staff Writer
The Samoa Port Authority CEO, So’oalo Mr. Kuresa So’oalo, is contracted for a second three-year term in office.
So’oalo was successful in keeping his executive job after he re-applied and was re-appointed by a selection panel ahead of one other applicant.
His added term was officially approved as a Cabinet appointment this week.
The SPA boss will continue to build on the success of his first term achievements when he helped secure funding of USD$26.2m for the Enhancing of Safety, Security and Sustainability project of the port.
He also pumped up earnings for SPA from $6m in 2007 to $10.3m in 2020 an increase of 76 per cent.
Over the last three financial years the authority paid out a total of $9.5m in dividends to the Government.
So’oalo has working experience in the commercial banking industry and local shipping.
He was with the Samoa Shipping Corporation for 15 years and was Assistant General Manager before he stepped up as CEO of SPA.
