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Andrew Moffat
Chief Executive Officer
Andrew Moffat was appointed Chief Executive Officer of the Port of Tyne with effect from 1st November 2008.
An economics graduate from Newcastle University and a native of the north east, Andrew Moffat started his career in 1978 as a trainee accountant with Northumbrian Water.
He joined the Port as Finance and Commercial Director in November 2007 from 3 UK, a telecoms subsidiary of Hong Kong based multi-national conglomerate Hutchison Whampoa, where he was Chief Finance Officer. Prior to this Andrew worked for sister company 3 Italia based in Milan as Chief Finance Officer and before this he held a number of senior roles over a 7 year period within Orange, including, Orange UK Director of Strategy and Orange Group Financial Controller.
Andrew Moffat is a director of NewcastleGateshead Initiative, he sits on the Regional Council of the CBI and is Deputy Chairman of the South Shields Riverside Regeneration Project Board.