Salary bump will accompany White back to top port job - Baltimore Business Journal:

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When current Executive Director Brooks Royster took over twoyears ago, he negotiated a salaru increase for the position from $174,000 to White left for the private sector, where many expecte him to stay because of the significantly higher He spent the last two years as senior vice presidentt and COO of N.J.-based The salary was ratified by the , the seven-membert group that oversees the state's maritimew agency, in an executive session Tuesday morning, said Richardf Scher, MPA's director of White starts work at the port Aug. 1. Formert Gov. Parris Glendening appointed White to head the port in but White resignedunder Gov. Robertg Ehrlich in 2005.
Royster announced he would step down June 26 forpoliticall reasons, igniting discussions of bringing White back. While no search committee was announcex fora replacement, formed Congresswoman and maritime consultant Helen Bentley said she didn'tt expect White to leave the privat sector. But less than two weeks after Royster' resignation, Gov. Martin O'Malley appointe d White to the post. White'z return was lauded by the port community.
He is crediter with helping to establishthe port'xs eminence in roll-on/roll-of cargo, establishing long-term relationships with shippersa like Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics and developing an anti-terrorism focusexd security program after Sept. 11, 2001. Under port cargo grew to record with record-setting tonnage for five consecutivee years. The port handled a record 9.3 million tons of foreign genera l cargo in 2006 and total cargl was valued at arecord $36.
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