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Massport has a new CEO, who will be only the second woman in its history to hold the position.

The Massport board of directors chose the authority’s current Port Director Lisa Wieland for the position on Thursday for a five-year term, passing over Boston Planning & Development Authority head Brain Golden. Contract negotiations will occur at a later date, the authority said in a statement.

The search firm Isaacson, Miller sought a diverse candidate pool for the position and more than 100 applications were received, which were winnowed down to 10 semifinalists, of which five were women and three were people of color. The committee advanced Golden and Wieland as finalists at a public meeting on June 20.

Wieland has been Massport’s port director since 2015. In this role, she has led the authority’s maritime business areas, increased port revenues, advanced infrastructure projects like a major Boston Harbor dredging project and oversaw all-time records for container volume at Conley Container Terminal and passengers and ships at Flynn Boston Cruiseport. She is one of three women currently serving on the U.S. Department of Transportation Maritime System National Advisory Committee, a federal committee that advises the U.S. DOT on issues related to the marine transportation system.

“Throughout her tenure at Massport, Lisa Weiland has shown tremendous leadership especially in her role as port director,” Board Chairman Lew Evangelidis said in a statement. “The board is confident her diverse career experience, expertise and acumen make her the most qualified and right person for the job. Lisa will hit the ground running on day one in her new role, advancing the great momentum, upward trajectory and many important projects in the pipeline at Massport. We are excited for Lisa to take on this new challenge.”

Prior to her role as port director, Weiland had been Massport’s chief administrative officer for maritime from 2013 to 2015. Wieland has been at Massport since 2006, serving in other senior roles including the director of corporate planning and analysis, and the director of human resource strategy and employment.

This past January, the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce honored Wieland and seven other women with a Pinnacle Award for her achievement in the workplace, demonstrated leadership that has made a difference and a commitment to enhancing the quality of life in the region.

She is a graduate of University of California, Los Angeles. She received a master’s degree in business administration from Harvard Business School.