The port of Dover's ex-chief executive Tim Waggott has has been appointed as head of the treasury, tax, currency, and pensions of the Falkland Islands Government.

The former port boss of five years started the position in Stanley earlier this month and describes the role as being: "full of professional and personal challenges".

He resigned from the Port of Dover in March 2018 to "pursue new opportunities" after the findings of a port commissioned study prompted allegations about his behaviour.

It followed more than a decade of service to the organisation in various posts, including the role of chief executive for the past five years.

On his LinkedIn profile Mr Waggott says the past few years have been "busy upholding a variety of interests including supporting owner managed businesses in reaching their strategic outcomes, and NED with Ofwat working to build trust and confidence in the water sector."

His new role as financial secretary makes him CFO to the Government and an ex-officio member of The Legislative Assembly.

His profile adds: "As head of Treasury, commissioner of tax, commissioner of currency, and chair of the Retirement Pensions Board, the role is responsible for formulating financial policy and providing Exchequer services as a sound foundation for delivery of the Islands Plan."

Mr Waggott is not contactable via his profile to comment but of his 11 years at Dover he briefly described himself as being: "highly successful in keeping the traffic moving and leading the Port of Dover to record volumes, (picking up) a number of awards, sustainable profits, unprecedented levels of transformational investment, and a higher pre-Brexit profile, all whilst supporting trade in goods to the value of over £120 billion per annum."

He also says his wide stakeholder exposure includes major customers, HM Government, European Parliament, overseas Governments, trade associations, investment and debt markets, community and local interest groups.

Efforts have been made to contact the Falkland Islands Government for a comment on his appointment.

The Port of Dover has also been contacted.

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