Alabama Port Authority Director and CEO Doug Otto on Wednesday announced his executive leadership team, assembled to support the next phase of the Port’s growth and to strengthen its role in driving statewide economic development. “This team has the experience, authority, and perspective needed to strengthen our operations, execute major investments, and position Alabama competitively for future growth.”The executive leadership team includes the Port’s chief operating officer, chief engineering officer and chief financial officer, as well as the newly created positions of chief development officer and chief policy officer. In this role, Reaves will serve as a link between the executive leadership team, the Port Authority Board of Directors and external stakeholders, ensuring strategic alignment and organizational consistency. Otto said that, together, the executive leadership team provides a unified structure to steer the Alabama Port Authority through its next growth phase—aligning operations, development, policy, engineering and finance to deliver lasting value for the State of Alabama. “We’ve built an executive leadership team that supports both the business we have and the opportunities we’re building,” said Otto.