Paul J Cozza

Mr. Cozza is Managing Director for Portfolio Operations of Corsair Infrastructure.
He joined Corsair in 2021 and is based in North Carolina.
He is a board member or observer of Corsair portfolio companies DP World Australia and Vantage Airport Group.
He is the former CEO and Executive Director of the North Carolina State Ports Authority and is based in Wilmington.
Mr. Cozza has over 30 years of senior operating experience in transportation infrastructure and a proven track record of enhancing asset performance metrics in multiple industry sub-sectors.
In his role as leader of North Carolina’s terminals, he was responsible for the successful implementation of a major operational turnaround and capital improvement plan that significantly increased market penetration and profitability.
Mr. Cozza previously served as the President of The CSL Group, a marine logistics company and the world’s largest owner and operator of self-unloading vessels.
Prior to The CSL Group, he also served in several executive roles for A.P.
Moller-Maersk, to include Senior Vice President for Maersk Line, Limited and the Vice President for Network Planning.
In addition to his experience with the world’s largest container line, Mr. Cozza has more than a decade of experience with Sea-Land Service, Inc. and CSX Corporation, a leading supplier of rail-based freight transportation in North America.
He was the Vice President for Terminal Operations and General Manager, Europe with Sea-Land as well as the Marketing Director, Asia and Americas Container Services He holds a B.S.
from United States Military Academy at West Point.
Mr. Cozza served in the Army at a very early age as the commander of an Air Cavalry Helicopter Unit.
He earned a MBA from Fairleigh Dickinson University and completed the Executive Management Program at the University of Michigan.