Atlanta Maritime Dinner with GPA’s Griff Lynch

Agenda

6:00 -6:45 pm  Network Reception

6:45 pm             Dinner

7:15 pm              Guest Speaker: Griff Lynch Executive Director |  Georgia Ports Authority

8:00 pm             Adjourn

Griff Lynch
Executive Director | Georgia Ports Authority

Griff Lynch is the Executive Director of the Georgia Ports Authority, a 1,250-person strong state port authority that owns and operates strategic gateways serving the U.S. Southeast.

As Executive Director, Lynch oversees all port activity involving the deepwater ports of Savannah and Brunswick, as well as inland terminal operations in Bainbridge and Murray County, Georgia. Directing one of Georgia’s largest economic engines, he manages a budget with annual operating revenues of $425 million.

A proven leader in the maritime industry, Lynch brings 30 years of experience in the design and implementation of major port expansions, the effective execution of sustainable profit and productivity models and identifying winning sales and marketing strategies.

Lynch graduated from the State University of New York at Maritime College in 1988, and now lives in Savannah with his wife Denise and their children.