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Freeport appoints Strader CFO

   Port Freeport in Texas has appointed Jeff Strader to chief financial officer.
   Strader comes from the North Carolina State Ports Authority where he was deputy executive director for finance and administration and CFO.
   He follows another former North Carolina port authority executive, Glenn Carlson, who in mid-October became Freeport’s executive director, replacing A.J. “Pete” Reixach Jr., who retired in April. Carlson previously served as the North Carolina port agency’s senior vice president of liner services and business development.

Chris Gillis

Located in the Washington, D.C. area, Chris Gillis primarily reports on regulatory and legislative topics that impact cross-border trade. He joined American Shipper in 1994, shortly after graduating from Mount St. Mary’s College in Emmitsburg, Md., with a degree in international business and economics.