{"id":443698,"date":"2025-12-17T21:27:10","date_gmt":"2025-12-17T21:27:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bowman.com\/?post_type=news&#038;p=443698"},"modified":"2025-12-17T22:36:23","modified_gmt":"2025-12-17T22:36:23","slug":"former-port-ceo-paul-matthews-joins-bowman-as-vp-port-assets-strategic-partnerships","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/bowman.com\/news\/former-port-ceo-paul-matthews-joins-bowman-as-vp-port-assets-strategic-partnerships","title":{"rendered":"Former Port CEO Paul Matthews Joins Bowman as VP, Port Assets &amp; Strategic Partnerships"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Bowman has appointed Paul Matthews, MBA, CPE, as vice president, port assets &amp; strategic partnership. Paul brings a rare mix of real-world port leadership and relationship building experience that will help shape one of Bowman\u2019s fastest growing service lines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Having led the <a href=\"https:\/\/portsl.com\/\">Port of South Louisiana<\/a>, one of the nation\u2019s busiest ports, Paul knows exactly what port directors deal with on a daily basis. In this new role, he\u2019ll help port leaders tackle challenges more efficiently while spearheading digital transformation, backed by a team that applies innovative technology  to understands the bigger infrastructure picture. He\u2019ll be drawing heavily on his decades of executive experience at the Port of South Louisiana and Louisiana Gateway Port to help expand Bowman\u2019s work with ports across the country<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI know what it\u2019s like to manage port operations,\u201d Paul said. \u201cI\u2019ve been in their seat, and I know how much it helps to have a partner who gets it. I\u2019m looking forward to rolling up my sleeves with the Bowman team and delivering solutions to our nation\u2019s ports.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bowman.com\/news\/bowman-adds-vijay-agrawal-as-executive-vice-president-national-ports-harbors-practice\">Vijay Agrawal<\/a>, Bowman\u2019s executive vice president of ports &amp; harbors, emphasized the value of having a former port CEO on the team: \u201cPaul\u2019s background as a port CEO gives him a perspective few in our industry have. He understands the pressures, the stakeholders, the funding realities and the decisions port authorities face. His experience and relationships will accelerate our group\u2019s expansion and our digital services to position Bowman as a top tier service provider in this market.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During his tenure at the Port of South Louisiana, Paul led several major initiatives that reshaped the port\u2019s progress. He negotiated a $350 million agreement tied to a $6 billion steel processing facility, secured major leases with biofuel and renewable energy companies and oversaw three consecutive years of record operational revenue. He also advanced more than $100 million in capital improvements, elevated the port to the <a href=\"https:\/\/portsl.com\/facts-at-a-glance\/\">#1 U.S. Foreign Trade Zone ranking<\/a> in 2024 and consistently brought in state and federal funding\u2014all while driving the port\u2019s first multi-year tonnage growth streak since 2016.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Paul began his career at the Port of New Orleans in 2012, which launched more than a decade of leadership across the maritime sector. He holds a bachelor\u2019s degree from Tulane University and an MBA from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. Paul has also served in leadership roles across numerous maritime associations, including President of the Ports Association of Louisiana and as a member of the American Association of Port Authorities Board of Directors.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":443699,"template":"","news_tags":[198,196,90],"class_list":["post-443698","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","news_tags-news","news_tags-ports-harbors","news_tags-strategichire"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Paul Matthews Joins Bowman as SVP, BD, Ports &amp; Harbors<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Former Port of South Louisiana CEO Paul Matthews has joined Bowman as senior vice president, business development, ports &amp; harbors.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/bowman.com\/news\/former-port-ceo-paul-matthews-joins-bowman-as-vp-port-assets-strategic-partnerships\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Paul Matthews Joins Bowman as SVP, BD, Ports &amp; 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