Jim Quinn, President and CEO of the Saint John Port Authority in New Brunswick, Canada, was formally installed on November 4 as the 2015-16 chairman of the board for the American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA). As AAPA chairman, he succeeds Kristin Decas, CEO and Port Director of the Port of Hueneme.
Mr Quinn accepted his new chairmanship duties at a membership meeting in Miami, FL, during which the entire slate of 2015-16 delegation officers and board of directors were inducted as part of AAPA's 104th Annual Convention.
“AAPA’s new chairman, Jim Quinn, will provide strong leadership as AAPA continues to educate stakeholders, provide services, and advocate policies that strengthen the ability of member seaports to serve their global customers and create economic and social value for their communities.
“Mr Quinn was elected chairman of the board in an April 2015 vote of AAPA's board of directors, representing port officials throughout the Americas. He has the knowledge, leadership skills, enthusiasm and industry respect to advance our association's mission of connecting port communities with the global marketplace, and we look forward to his chairmanship for the coming year.”
Mr Quinn also chairs the association’s Canadian delegation, whose other officers include Chairman-Elect Bernie Dumas, President and CEO of the Nanaimo Port Authority, and Vice Chairman Carl Laberge, President and CEO of the Saguenay Port Authority.
Also during the three-day convention (Nov. 2-4), AAPA and Port Management Association of the Caribbean (PMAC) signed an MOU to pursue cooperative projects of mutual interest. The MOU calls for cooperation in the areas of international collaboration, events, exchange of views and information, and an exchange of memberships.
Fact File: Founded in 1912, the AAPA is the recognised and coordinated voice of seaports in the Americas. It represents more than 150 public port authorities in the US, Canada, the Caribbean and Latin America. In addition, association members include more than 300 sustaining and associate firms and individuals with an interest in the seaports of the Western Hemisphere.
