Port hires new CFO

The Port of Tacoma has named Erin Galeno as its new chief financial officer. Before joining the Port, Galeno spent 23 years with Weyerhaeuser Company, most recently in the position of controller for corporate support functions. Prior roles at Weyerhaeuser included internal auditing director, leading the implementation of a common finance system and various financial and accounting roles in the company’s wood products segment. In her new position at the Port, Galeno is responsible for leading the Port’s financial strategy, performance measures, capital formation, financial analysis and modeling, budgeting, treasury, accounting and reporting. Galeno holds a bachelor’s degree in accounting, with an economics minor, from the University of Puget Sound. She also is a certified public accountant and has completed Seattle University’s Executive Leadership Program.