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AJI RAHIM
KIM HOLTERMAND
CEO & Managing Director
Kim Holtermand joined PSA Halifax in 2015 as Chief Operating Officer and from 2016 as CEO & Managing Director. Charged with transforming PSA Halifax to improve profitability, sustain and grow volume, while striving for continuous improvement and safe operations. Kim has implemented a company wide safety culture, restructured the organization towards performance management with focus on continuous improvement, customer service and collaboration with all stakeholders, particularly port labour.
More than 25 years experience providing leadership and sustainable growth to a wide range of Marine Terminal facilities in Denmark, Egypt, Malaysia, Singapore and Canada, has delivered significant improvements in profitability, safe operations , customer service and people engagement. Kim received executive training from the London Business School, IMD Business School, Lausanne, INSEAD, Abu Dhabi and various extensive MAERSK leadership programs. Kim resides in Halifax and is proficient in Danish, English and German languages.
Aji Rahim joined PSA Halifax in February 2016 as Business Improvement Specialist, responsible for Strategy, Process Improvement and Organizational Development. The role helps focus the CEO and management team in strategy planning, functional plans, cost and productivity improvement initiatives and performance management through development and management of KPI/KPOs. The goal is to improve PSA Halifax's organizational performance continuously and thereby render exceptional value to customers and stakeholders.
Before joining PSA Halifax, Aji has worked for DP World (Core Management Team, Port of Aktau, Kazakhstan) and APMT for over 11 years in Operations, Business Improvement and Strategy in Egypt, Angola and Mexico. Aji has also previously delivered process improvements within the airline and mining industries in India and is a certified Six Sigma Master Black Belt from Indian Statistical Institute, American Society for Quality certified Six Sigma Black Belt and trained in Lean Management system by Shingijutsu Global Consulting, Japan. Aji has an MBA from Nyenrode Business University, the Netherlands and is also certified in change management and factory physics.
Andy joined PSA Halifax early in 2013 as Chief Commercial Officer, responsible for Sales, Marketing and Business Development. The role is focused on the development of PSA Halifax's value proposition for shipping lines globally and for beneficial cargo owners in North America - the goal is to bring new business to the terminal and to engage the PSA Halifax team in recognizing and delivering on the needs of current and future customers.
Previously with Hutchison Port Holdings for 18 years and based in the United Kingdom, Andy worked across Europe and the Indian sub-Continent in Business Development, Operations and latterly as part of Hutchison's commercial team, enjoying key client management responsibility for European and Asian customers, with commercial development responsibilities across UK and Mediterranean business units. Andy has built on a Maritime degree with executive training from Ivey Business School and Harvard Business School.
ANDY HERRIOTT
ANDREW SNELGROVE
Andrew joined PSA Halifax as Chief Financial Officer in 2016, following five years as CFO of Clarke Inc., a publicly traded company specializing in merger and acquisition opportunities. Experienced in building high performance finance teams, Andrew earned his Chartered Accountant designation in 2006 and now leads PSA Halifax's finance function, directing corporate governance and financial reporting from Board of Directors, through senior management and to all PSA Halifax's staff.
Delivering on solid leadership and communication skills Andrew's goal-focused approach further encompasses treasury, tax, accounting, budgeting, and risk management disciplines, while maintaining an advisory capacity for potential investment opportunities. Andrew is a member of the Chartered Professional Accountants (CPA) of Nova Scotia.
Monica joined PSA Halifax in 2012 and is responsible for Human Resources including recruitment, retention and development of staff. She provides a critical link between PSA Halifax, Halifax Employers Association, International Longshoreman's Association and the Nova Scotia Workers Compensation Board to find and build best practice. Monica is also in charge of Executive Administrative support to CEO, the Board Of Directors and PSA Halifax Senior Management.
Prior to joining PSA Halifax, Monica's career in the Hospitality industry and with Protocol for the Province of Nova Scotia instilled a determination to ensure that plans, people and organisation are at all times fit for purpose and capable to deliver great results.
MONICA SMITH
Frank joined PSA Halifax in 2016 as Controls & Cranes Projects Superintendent. Frank is responsible for ensuring the specification, procurement, delivery and implementation of all new equipment. Frank and the engineering team will ensure the highest level of maintenance, readiness and repair to Terminal Equipment and installations in order to maintain the operational viability of the terminal.
Frank was born in Johannesburg, South Africa and started his professional career with Gold Fields Mining company, where he had a variety of electrical and mechanical responsibilities, while also completing his Engineering Studies. Over the next 18 years, Frank amassed a wealth of knowledge of container handling equipment in various roles with world-leading organisations including APM Terminals, ZPMC, Portquip Africa, Noell Germany and Kone Cranes, furthering his education with ABB University, Germany and with Siemens, Shanghai.
RON TWOHIG
HSSE Manager
Ron joined PSA Halifax in 1995, as part of the operations group. As Operations Manager he is responsible for safe and secure terminal operations, with specific focus on continuous performance improvement throughout the facility; excellent customer experience and collaboration with critical terminal functions, including the unionized workforce. Ron is preparing Operations for enhanced saftey, and use of IT and delivery of KPI's in daily operations.
Ron started his career looking after both domestic and international shipments within the seafood industry in Nova Scotia. He moved into marine operations roles with vessel Agencies, prior to joining Maersk Line (Halifax) in 1989. Here Ron dealt primarily with intermodal business and vessel operations, providing the right springboard to his current terminal operations experience and focus.
Brian provides PSA Halifax a critical bridge between business goals and technology application to ensure high productivity in PSA Halifax's business solutions. With experience in network infrastructure and data/resource management across a broad range of technologies, Brian balances critical system response requirements with project-based systems development.
Brian has been involved with the development of PSA Halifax's I.T. capabilities for more than 23 years, originally with Newfoundland Capital Corporation designing early Terminal Operations system interfaces in the 1990's and most recently onboard at PSA Halifax, since 2016, as I.T. Manager. Responding to customer needs, Brian has delivered system-led process initiatives to speed truck turnaround, a new Enterprise Resource Planning package for Finance management and ensures PSA Halifax is an active partner for supply-chain improvement through Blockchain technologies.
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