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Fritz Burns King 
Chairman of the Board of Directors and
Managing Director Canada
ACL Canada Inc.

Mr. King was born in Barrington, Nova Scotia in 1944, grew up and was formally educated in the province.  Subsequent post secondary education has included Business Administration studies at Selsdon Park, U.K., along with marine cargo and vessel management courses developed by the Universities of Edinburgh and Tulane.

Mr. King has attained certificates of Quality and Customer Service Management from Philip Crosby & Associates of Winter Park, Florida, Business Management from Charles Smith and Associates, London, England, and Sales Administration accreditation from Tack International U.K., as well as a variety of other specific business credentialing related to disciplines inlcuding Career Map's Maritime Security.

Mr. King joined ACL Canada Inc. (previously Canadian Overseas Shipping Ltd.) in Toronto in January of 1971 as a pricing analyst moving to a position in outside Sales shortly thereafter.  At various stages of his career, he has held posts as ACL's Ontario and Western Canada Sales Manager, National Sales Manager, Canadian Marketing Manager, and General Manager Atlantic Canada Region and has worked for extensive periods of time in Toronto, Montreal, and Halifax.  Further postings have included assignments to internal international company focus groups throughout the organization involving strategic planning, cost efficiency, and project development.

Mr. King currently holds the position of Managing Director.

Active business affiliations include:
Director and Vice Chair of the Halifax Employers Association,
Chair of Maritime Seacoast Advisory Board,
Director of the Shipping Federation of Canada,
Member of the Atlantic Forum environmental committee,
Board member of the Halifax Gateway Council,
Director to the Missions to Seafarers Halifax,
Maritime representative to the Canadian Coast Guard's Marine Advisory Board Ottawa,
Advisor to the Transport Stategy Committee for the Province of Nova Scotia,
Member CMAC,
Member "Halifax Smartport and Port Security" forums.

Married with three grown children, Mr. King resides in Halifax with his wife Margaret.

Contact Address:
     Fritz King, Managing Director,
     ACL (A Grimaldi Naples Group Company)
     Dir Tel:  902-490-3375
     Cell:       902-221-5902
     Fax:       800-394-8981
     E-mail:   fking@aclcargo.com
     Company website:  
www.aclcargo.com

 

Anthony Steele
Operations Manager, Logistec Stevedoring (Atlantic) Inc.

Mr. Steele has served on the Halifax Employers Association Board of Directors since March 2007.  Before leaving New Zealand, Mr. Steele was employed with Shipping Line Sofrana Unilines.  Since 1986, he has worked in varying positions in Halifax for the following companies:  Kerr Steamships; Hapag Lloyd (Canada) Inc.; and is currently operations manager for Logistec Stevedoring (Atlantic) Inc., a position he has held since 1998.

He is a member of the Halifax Shipping Associatioin and the Shipping Federation of Canada.

 


Bob Betts
Manager, Maritime Region, Protos Shipping Limited


Calvin Whidden
Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors and
Vice President, Cerescorp Company
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Carl Bannerman

General Manager, Zim Integrated Shipping Services (Canada) Ltd.


Mr. Bannerman has been employed by ZIM since 1998.  He has been a Board member of the Halifax Employers Association since 1998 and is a past Chair.  Previous employment in management positions includes Neptune Orient Line (APL) and Sea-Land.  He began his career in 1973 with Warren Containership Agencies.  Mr. Bannerman is involved as a member of the Shipping Federation of Canada and Halifax Shipping Association.  Hobbies include golf, curling, kayaking and motorcycling.


David Tremblay
Manager, Furncan Marine Limited
Mr.Tremblay worked with Abitibi for 30 years before joining Empire in 1998.


Doug Rose

President, Halterm Container Terminal Limited

Doug joined Halterm in 1992, and was appointed President in April 2003. Prior to this, he held positions of Vice-President and General Manager, Operations Manager and Manager of Corporate Development. Prior to joining Halterm, Doug worked in a number of marketing and corporate development positions in Toronto and Halifax. Doug holds an MBA from the University of Western Ontario and a Bachelor of Commerce from Dalhousie University.

He has been a Director of the Halifax Employers Association since 2003, and has previously served as a Trustee for the ILA Pension and Welfare Fund.

 

Gord Smith
President & CEO, F.K. Warren Limited


Peter Selig
General Manager, Hapag Lloyd (Canada) Inc.
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