John Ferguson

Biography

Mr. John Ferguson has been the Chief Executive Officer and President at Purolator Inc. since July 13, 2016. Mr. Ferguson served as the Chief Executive Officer and President of SCI Group, Inc. He served as Vice President of International Operations of Schneider Logistics, Inc. since September 2007. He served as General Manager of Canadian operations at Schneider National, Inc. since January 2006. He was responsible for North American transloading, warehousing, drayage and freight forwarding business and for coordinating Schneider's global freight forwarding expansion. He served as the Chief Marketing Officer at PBB Global Logistics (now PBB Global Logistics Income Fund). He joined PBB in 1987 and held a number of senior roles including Vice President of Sales and Marketing, Corporate Manager of Marketing and Director of Sales and Marketing throughout his 15-year tenure. He was responsible for spearheading the re-branding of PBB Global Logistics from Peace Bridge Brokerage. In addition, he was a leading force behind PBB's groundbreaking China Trade Mission, the first privately run trade mission of its kind. He has also provided leadership in the development of e-globallogistics.comT. He served as Director of Sales and Marketing of PBB. He has had a pivotal role in developing many of PBB's innovative sales and marketing strategies, which have resulted in PBB receiving Transportation Marketing and Communication Association's (TMCA) prestigious "Tranny" Awards for three consecutive years. His efforts have also been recognized with the esteemed Ontario Global Traders Award and this year's Supply Chain & Logistics Canada (SCL) Innovation Award. He is a Regular Contributor to several North American logistics and international trade publications and is active in promoting the importance of trade. As well, He is a Director for the Canadian Manufacturers & Exporters (CME) Board (Ontario Division), the Treasurer for the E.J. Freeland Community YMCA and a Board Director for TMCA. He is a Certified Canadian Customs Specialist. He serves on the Board of Directors of SCI Logisitics, Innovapost, IWLA (International Warehouse Logistics Association), and is an Active Member in YPO (Young President Organization) and the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP). Mr. Ferguson is a Graduate of Brock University in Business & Economics and is also a Graduate of the Wilfrid Laurier University's Supply Chain Management Executive Program.

Research Interest

marketing,sales and management,Global logistics,trade and economics