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The Ports of Indiana recently announced it has hired a new port director and information technology manager and promoted a controller to its new chief financial officer. Bernard "Ben" Weithman is the new Ports of Indiana-Mount Vernon port director. Doug Mitchell is the information technology manager. He will coordinate and lead all computer-related activities. He had been a consultant with the Ports of Indiana since 2019. Erica Jackson is the new chief financial officer. She started with Ports of Indiana in April 2019 after working as manager of logistics accounting at BRT. As director, Weithman will lead port operations and business development for the Mount Vernon port. His industry experience includes more than 30 years in business development, startup and long-term sustainable operations. As a senior-level ex- ecutive in the transportation, agriculture and freight sectors, he most recently served as a senior transportation market consultant at IHS Markit. He also worked for four years at Consolidated Grain & Barge as a grain merchandiser. "With Bens transportation and agriculture experience, he is the perfect fit for Mount Vemon's port director," Chief Op-erating Officer Andrea Hermer said. "Mount Vernon is well positioned for future growth and we're confident that Ben will lead that charge." Weithman has a bachelors degree from Ohio State University and a masters of business administration (MBA) from the University of Southern Indiana. |