Perdue Appoints Cousin to Ports Board
Press release from the issuing company
Thursday, July 22nd, 2010
Gov. Sonny Perdue recently appointed a cousin to the board of the powerful Georgia Ports Authority.
Perdue’s former chief operating officer also became the ports’ vice chairman. And the new GPA chairman, also a Perdue appointee, once served as the governor's campaign chairman.
Perdue, nearing the end of eight years in office, has appointed every GPA board member, most who will remain on the board after the governor leaves office in January. The GPA board sets policy and oversees management of the ports that generate $61.7 billion in revenue statewide, according to a recent study by the University of Georgia.
