The Long Beach Board of Harbor Commissioners on June 17 elected board member Thomas Fields as its president for a one-year term to start July 1. He will succeed Commissioner Susan E. Anderson Wise, who served two years as president.

The five-member board is the governing body of the Port of Long Beach.

Mr. Fields, a Long Beach advertising executive and former city planning commissioner, was appointed to a six-year term on the harbor commission in 2009 by Mayor Bob Foster.

Mr. Fields is the founder and owner of Thomas Fields Associates, a Long Beach marketing and advertising agency. He launched his career as an advertising agency writer-producer in New York and Los Angeles, writing ads and commercials for Nissan, Toyota, Mitsubishi, Chevrolet, Evian, the California State Lottery, the California Angels, Hanes, Burger King and Prudential.

At that same meeting, the board elected Commissioner Nick Sramek vice president, Commissioner Doug Drummond secretary and Commissioners Wise and Rich Dines assistant secretaries. All terms start July 1.