Randa Coniglio, Port of San Diego CEO

Randa Coniglio, Port of San Diego CEO

After a nationwide search for a new president and CEO, the Port of San Diego decided Monday to stay in-house and name Randa Coniglio to the post.

The port’s Board of Commissioners is scheduled Thursday to finalize the appointment of Coniglio, currently the executive vice president for operations, to replace Wayne Darbeau, who was ousted last July.

Coniglio, who was initially hired by the port 15 years ago as a senior asset manager in the Real Estate Department, is now in line to become the port’s first female chief executive.

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