Tank Storage Magazine speaks exclusively to Leakhena Swett, the ILTA’s new president about the association’s new initiatives and growth
In December 2023, after four years as the ILTA’s executive vice president, Leakhena Swett assumed the position of interim president. ‘I was brought on to the ILTA to help with the memberships and marketing side of things,’ she says. ‘My first point of action was to do site visits to understand how the industry works, and how vital we are for the supply chain. When I then became interim president, we were trying to figure out the direction of the organisation. It was more about keeping the trains moving, with minimal disruption to our membership and to our staff. We were still trying to figure out the next steps for the organisation, especially looking for a new president.’
That new president came from inside the organisation, when Swett took on the role just four months later. She recalls how her previous role within the organisation had prepared her: ‘I was never in a silo and worked with all the different departments, so that transition to president meant I had an opportunity to start again from the bottom, uncover...
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