Monday, July 28, 2014
John Degnan officially appointed as chair of the PANYNJ
John Degnan reportedly took over the role of chairman of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey on Wednesday, replacing David Samson.
On July 23, the authority's board of commissioners approved the appointment of Degnan, a former New Jersey attorney general, to lead the bi-state agency. As head of the agency, he will oversee the region’s major airports, ports, bridges, tunnels, as well as and the World Trade Centre site.
Samson resigned in March under a cloud of criminal investigations that are investigating whether he unlawfully awarded PANYNJ contracts to companies connected to his law firm.
"I've known Dave Samson off and on for 25 years, but I don't think it's fair for me to contrast myself or my style with Dave's," Degnan said. "I believe he revitalized the committee structure within the Port Authority, he supported important initiatives to make the board more responsive and more transparent to the public. Clearly, more needs to be done."
For more of the Wall Street Journal story: online.wsj.com
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