Who’s on the move: November 27, 2023

Lion Electric

Nicolas Brunet has been appointed president of the Lion Electric Company. Brunet will work alongside Marc Bedard, CEO-founder. Brunet was previously executive vice-president and CFO from December 2019. Richard Coulombe, who had been serving as Lion’s senior vice-president, strategic initiatives since November 2021, took over as  CFO. Coulombe benefits from over 25 years in executive finance roles, mostly with manufacturing companies, including serving as vice-president, finance of Bombardier Transportation.

Transport Nanuk & the NEAS Group

Transport Nanuk and the NEAS Group (Nunavut Eastern Arctic Shipping Inc./Nunavik Eastern Arctic Shipping Inc. /NEAS Inc.), marine services providers specializing in Eastern Arctic marine resupply, have appointed Daniel Dagenais as president and CEO. He was most recently vice-president, port performance and sustainability at the Montreal Port Authority, where he oversaw port planning, innovation, marine and security operations.

NFI

NFI has promoted Brian Webb to president of its Port Services solution. Webb  was a sergeant in the US Air Force and transitioned into a role in warehouse operations with DHL. Since joining NFI in 2016, Webb has grown his career to his most recent role of senior vice-president of the west region, where he was responsible for 26 million square feet of warehouse space. He also contributes as a supply chain course instructor at Chaffey College in Rancho Cucamonga, California. 

FourKites

FourKites has added to its senior leadership team. Technology industry veteran Sean Fallon returns to FourKites as chief strategy officer. Fallon served as president at FourKites from 2017 to 2021. Chief product officer Priya Rajagopalan takes on an expanded role. Rajagopalan has led FourKites’ Product team since 2016. In addition, Mike DeAngelis joins as head of international solutions with a focus on ocean. DeAngelis served as general manager and head of product management at Maersk, senior VP of global carrier strategy at WiseTech Global, and was most recently senior director of growth, ocean, at project44.