Ottawa, January 10, 2023
The Freight Management Association of Canada (FMA) is pleased to announce that James Johnstone, Head of Transportation at Giant Tiger, has been named the Supply Chain Executive-of-the-Year for 2022 by the FMA Board of Directors at their October meeting.
The Supply Chain Executive of the Year Award honours an individual in the supply chain community who has shown innovative leadership, dedication, and commitment to the practice of supply chain management.
During his time at Giant Tiger, James has overseen a substantial growth in the company’s in-house logistics investment and operations.
With 264 retail stores across the country to keep stocked, James is responsible for a fleet of 160 trucks, 400 trailers, and 300 intermodal containers, 35 sets of B-trains and 60 container chassis, and the 180 drivers who run them across the country. He joined Giant Tiger in early 2018 as director of transportation, was promoted to assistant vice-president and now is Head of Transportation for the company.
FMA has been awarding the Supply Chain Executive-of-the-Year for three decades. The nomination process for 2023 is open and the nomination form can be found on the FMA website at Supply Chain Executive of the Year – Freight Management Association of Canada (fma-agf.ca)
FMA has been representing the freight transportation interests of Canadian industry since 1916. Our 60+ members include companies, both large and small, from most industrial sectors and from all sectors of the country. The FMA member companies contribute approximately $70 billion annually to the Canadian economy and purchase approximately $2 billion in freight services by truck, rail, marine, courier and airfreight.
Contact:
John Corey, President
Freight Management Association of Canada
Ottawa, ON
613-791-1959
corey@bellnet.ca
