Don Krusel CPE

Don Krusel, Managing Director, Port of Quebec Container Terminal Project, Quebec, QC
Don Krusel is a seasoned and well-respected executive within the Canadian port and transportation industries. In September 2018, he was appointed the Managing Director of the Port of Quebec’s initiative to create and develop a new deep-water container terminal on the St.Lawrence Corridor. Prior to that, he served as an Adviser to the Port of Quebec as well as a number of other transportation organizations. For 25 years, from 1992 to 2017 he served as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Prince Rupert Port Authority and shepherded B.C.’s northern port through a trans formative change that saw it become one of the leading trade corridor gateways for international container traffic and the fastest growing port in North America.

Mr.Krusel holds an MBA degree from the Ivey School of Management at the University of Western Ontario, is a Chartered Professional Accountant and is a member of the Institute of Corporate Directors. Mr.Krusel is currently a Director of the British Columbia Assessment Authority and Ocean Networks Canada and is a past Director of the Western Transportation Advisory Council, the British Columbia Trade Development Corporation, Green Marine Management Corporation, the Association of Canadian Port Authorities, the Association of American Port Authorities and was a member of the Board of Governors of the Business Council of British Columbia. In 1996, Mr.Krusel was appointed by the federal Minister of Transport to Co-Chair a Task Force on the Northwest Transportation Corridor, which led to the creation of the NW Transportation Corridor Development Corporation