Each week, TruckNews.com lists notable events, promotions and awards in the trucking industry.
This week, Lewis Stern joined Fort Garry Industries (FGI), and Denso promoted Kelly Dickens and Mike Neal to lead national accounts. Meanwhile, Manitoba’s former premier Gary Doer was awarded with the first-ever CentrePort Canada Footprint Award.
FGI welcomes Stern
Fort Garry Industries has appointed Lewis Stern as its new director of trailer sales. According to a LinkedIn post, Lewis brings “years of experience, strong industry connections, and a strategic mindset” to bolster and grow its trailer sales division.
Denso promotes Dickens and Neal to lead national accounts, commercial marketing
Denso Products and Services Americas announced it has promoted two longtime employees to leadership positions in its national accounts management team, supporting its light- and heavy-duty aftermarket and commercial business strategies.
Kelly Dickens has been promoted to senior manager of national accounts and marketing. With eight years at Denso, Dickens most recently served as manager of national accounts. In her new role, she will lead the national accounts team and oversee marketing activities for Denso’s light- and heavy-duty aftermarket sales and commercial and industrial service business units.
Mike Neal, who has also been at the company for eight years, has been named manager of national accounts, commercial. Previously an account manager, Neal will now focus on expanding business with Denso’s commercial-focused customers.
Doer receives inaugural CentrePort Canada Footprint Award
CentrePort Canada has awarded former Manitoba Premier Gary Doer with the first-ever CentrePort Canada Footprint Award in recognition of his role in establishing the country’s largest inland port, according to the news release.
Doer, who served as premier from 1999 to 2009 and as Canada’s ambassador to the U.S. from 2009 to 2016, introduced the legislation that created CentrePort Canada. He received the award during CentrePort’s annual Spring Mixer on June 11, which gathered partners, government officials, and stakeholders in Winnipeg.
The newly established award recognizes individuals whose leadership, advocacy, and dedication have left a lasting impact on CentrePort’s development. Carly Edmundson, president and CEO of CentrePort Canada, said Doer was instrumental in investing in early infrastructure such as CentrePort Canada Way and was “the perfect choice as the recipient of the inaugural award.”
“I am very honored to receive this award, which is a testimony to our vision as a community,” said Doer in the release. “Many of us believed CentrePort would further enhance Winnipeg and Manitoba’s place as a key hub for North American trade and transportation, and it was a privilege to be part of bringing this to reality.”
Since its creation 15 years ago, CentrePort Canada has issued more than $800 million in construction permits and seen more than 3 million square feet of new buildings developed. Once fully built out, the 20,000-acre trimodal port is projected to contribute nearly $8 billion to Manitoba’s GDP.
