The Celtic Freeport has announced that Luciana Ciubotariu has stepped down from her role as Chief Executive Officer.
Luciana became the Freeport's first permanent Chief Executive when she assumed the role in May 2024. Her previous roles had included senior trade roles for the UK Government as well as in the senior management team of the Thames Freeport.
The Celtic Freeport is a public-private consortium whose partners include Associated British Ports (ABP), Neath Port Talbot Council, Pembrokeshire County Council and the Port of Milford Haven, alongside renewables developers, energy companies, industrial complexes, innovation assets, academic institutions and education providers. The Celtic Freeport covers the ports of Milford Haven and Port Talbot and spans clean energy developments and innovation assets, fuel terminals, a power station, heavy engineering and the steel industry across South-West Wales.
During her time as Chief Executive, Luciana led the Celtic Freeport through the approval of its Full Business Case and the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding with the UK Government and Welsh Government. This will unlock £25 million of public investment for the Celtic Freeport and represents a significant milestone in the wider investment programme across the region.
The Celtic Freeport Board said it would like to thank Luciana for her contribution to the development of the Celtic Freeport and wished her every success in the future.
It added that further updates regarding the recruitment of a new CEO will be shared in due course.
