How to lead one of the UK's most prominent port groups in our changing times? Stuart Wallace, Chief Executive of Forth Ports, brings a rare operational depth to its leadership. He reflects on what ports do and why they matter, from keeping supply chains moving to facilitating offshore energy. He also shares what has kept him at Forth Ports for nearly 25 years, and what nine different roles inside the organisation taught him about leadership.
On strategy, Stuart outlines the discipline of building around long time horizons and investing in infrastructure. How Forth Ports moved into the renewables market before they even had a contract, why the organisation took the risk, and how that has played out at the ports of Dundee and Leith.
The conversation also explores how Stuart leads a business that is simultaneously a commercial enterprise, a statutory harbour authority, and a cornerstone of the communities it operates in.
Supported by Norman Broadbent: https://www.normanbroadbent.com/
Stuart Wallace