S&WB Exec Director Korban gets big pay bump
Despite the on-going saga of the beleaguered Sewerage and Water Board, directors of the troubled utility have awarded executive director Ghassan Korban a nearly ten-percent pay raise.
Korban’s salary has bumped up to $322,000.
This follow the previous year’s salary raise which added 8.8% to his pay.
Korban is making more than $57,000 more than when he took the job three-and-half years ago.
Despite very public setbacks and issues, Directors feel the agency is on track to righting its ship thanks to Korban’s vision and leadership.
“As the mayor of the city and president of the board and coming in where our utility was literally on fire, going through four interim executive directors only to find a great leader of our utility and we found that in Ghassan Korban,” Mayor LaToya Cantrell said Wednesday during the board’s meeting.
Korban issued a statement to WWL-TV: “I am thankful for our Board of Directors’ confidence and trust they have placed in me and their recognition of the progress the Sewerage and Water Board is making in the face of many challenges. I remain committed to leading our team as we continue to move our utility in the right direction.”
