Air Canada has made a little company history by naming Doug Port its senior vice-president of customer service, based in Calgary.
Port is responsible for airports, in-flight service, call centres and customer solutions as well as being the airline’s senior representative in western Canada. He becomes the first Air Canada senior representative at his level to be based in the West.
Robert Milton, Air Canada’s president and CEO, noted that Port was the company’s former general manager for southern Alberta, and was responsible for running the Toronto hub before being named to his new post.
“This is somewhat of a homecoming for Doug,” said Milton. “Western Canada is a vital part of our network and Doug’s appointment will ensure that the interests of this dynamic region are fully represented.”
Port is being replaced in Toronto by Peter Donolo, Canada’s Consul General in Milan, and former director of communications in the Prime Minister’s Office from 1993 to 1999.
The board of directors of Synergy Technologies Corporation has named Thomas Cooley its CEO, replacing John Gradek.
The company also announced that Gradek was no longer on its board and has been replaced by Barry Coffey.
Cooley, the company founder and technical director, has more than 35 years of technical and executive experience in the petrochemical industry and played a key role in the development of the company’s two patented technologies, Syngen and CPJ.
Coffey is a senior human-resources and operations executive with 20 years of international experience, holding senior jobs with RJR Nabisco, Sony Corp. and QED Consulting. He is the senior vice-president of human resources at PartMiner Inc.
Integrated Production Services Ltd. has created a new project management and engineering division under the direction of Al Ronney. Ronney has 30 years of experience in the upstream oil and gas industry and now holds the title of vice-president for project management and engineering with IPS. The new division will provide engineering, technical and field support services to internal and external customers in the oil and gas industry.
Elaine McCoy has been appointed the first public representative on the governing council of the Alberta Society of Engineering Technologists.
McCoy, a former Alberta labour minister, is president of the Macleod Institute for Environmental Analysis at the University of Calgary and is the vice-chair of Alberta Climate Change Central.
Shaw Communications has added Harold Roozen and John Thomas to its board of directors. Roozen is president and CEO of CCI Thermal Technologies Inc., chairman of the board of directors of Canadian Satellite Communications Inc., and has served with a number of other companies. Thomas is president of Delta Cable Communications Ltd. and Coast Cable Communications Ltd. He is also president of Northwest Imaging and FX and Thomas Investments Ltd.
Wilf Richter has been appointed president of Coco Homes Inc., a mid-sized builder of homes in and around Calgary. Richter brings more than 25 years experience in housing and land development to Coco and was extensively involved with the development of the company’s new organization. Richter will be responsible for the daily operations of the company.
Ward Nicholson has joined the Precision Group of Companies as a managing partner in Land Solutions Inc. Nicholson had held a senior position at Gulf Canada Resources and has more than 10 years of experience in land and public consultation. Precision says Nicholson’s experience in surface land and how it relates to projects and regulatory requirements gives the company “in-house” expertise that will improve efficiencies and turn-around time on projects.
Precision specializes in legal and as-built surveys, project management and land administration as well as line locating and hydro-excavation.
