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Doug J. Marchand
Executive Director
Georgia Ports Authority
Georgia Ports Authority
As Executive Director of the Georgia Ports Authority, Mr. Marchand enjoys an outstanding record of leadership and accomplishment in the maritime industry. Mr. Marchand began his distinguished career in seaport management in 1970 at the Port of Galveston, Texas after graduating from Lamar University with a Bachelor of Administration degree in Marketing.
Following increasingly responsible assignments at the Port of Galveston, culminating in his appointment as General Operations Manager, Mr. Marchand was recruited to serve as the Managing Director of the Port of Corpus Christi, Texas in 1984. Mr. Marchand was reunited with the Galveston community two years later when he was named General Manager and Port Director of the Port of Galveston; a position he held until joining the Georgia Ports Authority as Director of Ports in April, 1994.
On January 1, 1995, Mr. Marchand was appointed Executive Director of the Georgia Ports Authority with complete managerial accountability for all seaport and inland barge terminal activities.
Mr. Marchand has held leadership positions in the American Association of Port Authorities and currently serves on the Board of Directors of that 125-member organization. Mr. Marchand is on the Trustees Council of the Savannah Area Chamber of Commerce, on the Board of Directors of the Georgia Chamber of Commerce, a member of the South Atlantic Marine Terminal Conference and the South Atlantic Caribbean Ports Association. He is a member of the International Association of Ports & Harbors, the Propeller Club, Navy League, the Traffic Club of Savannah, the Savannah Council on World Affairs and the District Export Council of the U. S. Department of Commerce. In 1997, Marchand received Professional Port Manager (PPM®) Program Certification through the American Association of Port Authorities.
