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AAPA Elects Port Saint John CEO Jim Quinn Its 2015-2016 Chairman of the Board

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AAPA Elects Port Saint John CEO Jim Quinn Its 2015-2016 Chairman of the Board

At its 2015 Spring Conference on April 21, the American Association of Port Authorities, elected Jim Quinn, president and CEO of Port Saint John (NB), to serve as the association’s chairman of the board for the 2015-2016 activity year.

Mr. Quinn is slated to be installed as chairman for a one-year term on the final day of the association’s 104th Annual Convention, set for November 2-4, 2015, in Miami. He will assume the AAPA chairmanship from Port of Hueneme CEO and Port Director Kristin Decas, who began her one-year term as chairwoman last October.

Having served in leadership positions for more than 30 years in the marine and public sectors of Canada, Mr. Quinn was appointed president & CEO of the Saint John Port Authority in September 2010. He began his career on ships sailing out of Saint John in the mid-1970s prior to re-joining the Canadian Coast Guard in 1981 where he served as regional director of the Central and Arctic Region, and director general of Marine Programs.

After 23 years in the Canadian Coast Guard, Mr. Quinn joined the Privy Council Office’s Machinery of Government Secretariat and Social Development Policy Secretariat as a senior advisor. Later, he joined Indian and Northern Affairs Canada as director general of Lands. From there, he was promoted several times, culminating in the chief financial officer/assistant deputy minister role. 

Just prior to becoming Port Saint John’s president and CEO, Mr. Quinn held the position of chief financial officer in the Canadian International Development Agency.

He is a BSc graduate of Dalhousie University and a Certified Management Accountant.

"It’s an honor to be selected chair-elect by my colleagues on the board of directors of AAPA," said Mr. Quinn. "The world’s trade depends on an efficient port system and AAPA provides an excellent venue for our hemispheric ports to learn from each other, placing us in a stronger position to service this trade.? I look forward to continuing the excellent work of the AAPA and our current chairwoman, Kristin Decas."

AAPA Chairman Elect Jim Quinn
Photo/Port Saint John
 

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