Kevin Beardsley Announced as New CEO of Duluth Seaway Port Authority

DULUTH, Minn. — The Duluth Seaway Port Authority has announced its new CEO.

Kevin Beardsley will be officially taking over as CEO on June 3rd, following current CEO Deb Deluca’s retirement.

Beardsley has served as Chief Financial Officer to the Authority since 2014.

“Some of the first priorities, obviously, is going to be replacing myself as CFO, so that’ll be happening right away this summer. Deb has been a great mentor. She’s set up the team. We’ve got a great team here. So, you know, I’d like to think that we just continue our work.” said Kevin Beardsley, CEO, Duluth Seaway Port Authority.

Another project they plan on continuing is applying for a grant to reconstruct the Duluth Lake Port.