Port People: Montreal, Tampa

Montreal: Anik Trudel Elected Port Authority Chair

Anik Trudel was elected chair of the Montreal Port Authority’s board of directors during the port authority’s annual meeting on May 13.

She succeeds Michel Lessard, who is retiring after nine years of service, the maximum allowed under the Canada Marine Act. He chaired the board for seven of those years.

Anik Trudel has been a port authority board member since 2008. She is senior vice president and general manager at Citoyen Optimum, a Quebec-based public relations firm with offices in Montreal, Quebec City, Toronto, Vancouver as well as United States and Europe.

Elected port authority vice chair was Marie-Claude Boisvert, chief operating officer at Desjardins Business Capital régional et coopératif and a port authority board member since 2014.

The seven member port authority board includes one representative each of the federal, municipal and provincial governments and four representing port users. Members are appointed to terms of three years and are eligible for reappointment to two additional terms.

Montreal Port Authority Chair Anik Trudel (left) and Vice Chair Marie-Claude Boisvert
Photos/Montreal Port Authority

National Trade Organization Elects Port Tampa Bay’s Paul Anderson to Executive Board

Port Tampa Bay Chief Executive Paul Anderson has been elected treasurer of the Coalition for America’s Gateways and Trade Corridors (CAGTC). Mr. Anderson served the national freight advocacy organization as a board member for 2015-16 as a board member and will now step up to the executive board.

"I was extremely honored to serve on the board over the last year, and in my new role as treasurer, I am eager to continue to support the efforts of this great organization, which serves as a strong voice for affecting national policy and making positive moves toward higher standards of transportation and the movement of goods," Mr. Anderson said.

CAGTC advocates increasing federal investment in America’s intermodal freight infrastructure. Its main mission is to promote a seamless goods movement transportation system across all modes to enhance capacity and economic growth. For more information, visit www.tradecorridors.org.

Paul Anderson
Photo/Port Tampa Bay