Portsmouth: New COO position for Wightlink
Wightlink has promoted John Burrows to the new post of chief operating officer. Formerly operations director, Burrows joined Wightlink in 2006 having worked for a range of shipping and ferry companies in the United States, Qatar, South America and throughout Europe. His new role will see him assume a wider range of responsibilities within the business including commercial and human resources.
Wightlink chief executive Russell Kew said: “I am delighted to announce John’s promotion. He is an experienced transport and logistics professional with comprehensive knowledge of Wightlink and is already well-known to our partners and customers.”
Taking over from Burrows as operations director is Wightlink’s current head of fleet operations, Elwyn Dop. A certified master, Dop is a lifelong seafarer who joined P&O Cruises straight from school and has worked at Wightlink since 2003.
Wightlink is the leading cross-Solent ferry company. It carries almost five million people to and from the Isle of Wight every year on 48,000 sailings on three routes – car ferries between Portsmouth-Fishbourne and Lymington-Yarmouth and the Portsmouth-Ryde Pier catamaran.
