Port of Longview Names Next CEO

The Port of Longview Board of Commissioners appointed Ken Anderton as Chief Executive Officer at a Special Commission meeting on October 9, 2025. Prior to his appointment, Anderton led several transformative projects as Senior Manager of Real Estate, Leasing and Investment at the Port of Portland, Oregon. Additional successes include leading the Oregon Mass Timber Coalition, repositioning the Port of Portland’s Terminal 2 and redevelopment of the Troutdale Reynolds Industrial Park into a career center. 

“This was a highly competitive national search,” said the Port Commission President Allan Erickson. “Ken’s professional portfolio and port industry experience will serve the Port well as we embark on a significant period of growth and development.” 

With a career of development and port experience spanning more than 20 years, Anderton’s appointment ideally aligns with the Port’s schedule of large projects on the horizon. The Port recently broke ground on the Industrial Rail Corridor Expansion, a multi-year $80 million project to triple rail capacity into the Port and additional major infrastructure projects are slated to start in the coming years. 

“I’m looking forward to building relationships with the Port team, industry partners and community,” said Anderton. “Leading the Port through a period of growth is an honor and highpoint of my decades-long work in port development.”

Anderton is expected to begin his tenure in November 2025.

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