Toronto, Ontario – CITT is proud to announce Andrew Dixon, CITT, has been elected as the new Chair of the Board for 2009-10.
Mr. Dixon was elected at the 51st Annual General Meeting held on November 7, 2009 following Reposition 2009 in Niagara-on-the-Lake. He replaces outgoing Chair Patrick Bohan, CITT.
Since 2004, Mr. Dixon has been the Vice President, Marketing and Business Development, for the Saint John Port Authority. He is responsible for marketing and promoting the Port of Saint John. This includes all business development activities directed to both existing and prospective clients, as well as through terminal operators that lease port facilities. Prior to that, Mr. Dixon was the Commercial Manager, Atlantic region, for Logistec Stevedoring.
Mr. Dixon has been actively involved with CITT for several years. In 2008 he served as Vice Chair of Rules and in 2009 he served as Vice Chair of Administration on the CITT Board of Directors. When current Chair Patrick Bohan completed his final term as Chair, Mr. Dixon did not hesitate in taking on the added leadership and strategic planning responsibilities the role entails.
“It is an honour and a privilege to be given the responsibility of leading CITT as Chair of the Board,” said Mr. Dixon. “It is not a position that I take lightly, and I plan to draw upon my fellow Board members and CITT staff for guidance as we plot the path forward into 2010 and beyond. Professionally and personally, the CITT designation has meant a lot to me as my career has unfolded over the years.”
Mr. Dixon graduated from the University of New Brunswick in 1983 with a Bachelor of Business Administration degree. He also completed the Executive Marketing Management program from the University of Western Ontario in 1991.
Mr. Dixon was a past course facilitator for the Integrated Logistics course in the CITT Program of Study. He earned his CITT designation in 1989.
