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Port of Nanaimo appoints CEO and COO

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CEO Ian Marr, left, and COO Mike Davidson
British Columbia's Port of Nanaimo named Ian Marr to the permanent post of CEO, and Mike Davidson as COO. Marr had shared the co-CEO title with Davidson for the past several months.

Both long-term employees

'It is gratifying to have two dependable, long-term employees with deep local roots ready to serve and help us build on our strengths moving forward. They have proven themselves to be trustworthy public servants and we are confident that with Ian as CEO and Mike as COO, our administration team is in good hands,' said Michelle Corfield, chair of the Port of Nanaimo board.

Marr, a certified general accountant and chartered professional accountant, had served the previous five years as SVP finance & administration. He began working for the Nanaimo Harbour Commission, as it was then called, in 1987, in property leasing.

Davidson, who joined the port in 1985, has been managing port properties since 1992. As COO, he will oversee day-to-day operations of the business of the port and, in concert with Marr, provide overall leadership, strategy and vision to achieve the corporation’s objectives and goals.