Port People: Seattle

Dave Soike Named Seattle Port’s Chief Operating Officer

Dave Soike, aviation director of facilities and capital programs at the Port of Seattle, has been promoted to the recently created position of chief operating officer (COO).

The appointment follows the announcement by Port CEO Ted Frick earlier this year of his intention to add a COO as part of a reorganization designed to enable him to focus more on regional collaboration, economic development, and internal talent development.

Reporting to Mr. Soike will be the centers of expertise for environment and sustainability, strategic initiatives, and capital development, as well as police and emergency management. He will serve as acting CEO in Mr. Fick’s absence.

Mr. Soike joined the port nearly 36 years ago as a junior engineer and thereafter advanced to positions in project management, maritime, and aviation. Most recently he led more than 375 employees in aviation facilities and infrastructure, aviation maintenance, the aviation building department and conference center. Mr. Soike holds a bachelor's degree in civil engineering from Washington State University and a master's in business administration from the University of Washington.

"Over his career, Dave has demonstrated a talent for building relationships with diverse audiences, a strong track record delivering effective large-scale and complex projects, and the ability to drive new strategic initiatives," said Mr. Fick. "His extraordinary amount of knowledge and deep experience will help the port meet our Century Agenda goals to support job creation and strategic initiatives such as long-range planning, continuous process improvement and environmental stewardship."

Dave Soike
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