{"id":17336,"date":"2017-02-27T19:57:37","date_gmt":"2017-02-27T19:57:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.globeinst.org\/?page_id=17336"},"modified":"2020-12-21T15:42:17","modified_gmt":"2020-12-21T15:42:17","slug":"linda-collier","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/project.mespilgroup.com\/GIL\/home\/about-us\/board-of-advisors\/linda-collier\/","title":{"rendered":"Linda Collier"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"teaser-content\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Press Information&gt; Presse-Information<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong> Dossier Presse &gt; Communicato Stampa &gt;\u65b0\u95fb\u7a3f<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<hr>\n<h6>TORONTO CANADA FEBRUARY 2017<\/h6>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>GLOBAL INSTITUTE OF LOGISTICS ANNOUNCES APPOINTMENT OF LINDA M. COLLIER (CANADA) TO ITS BOARD OF ADVISORS<\/strong><\/h4>\n<h6>The Institute has appointed Triad International Freight Forwarding CEO, Ms. Linda M. Collier to its Board of Advisors at a Press Conference held in Toronto, Canada.<\/h6>\n<p>The Global Board of Advisors provides GIL support with strategic and technical advice, resource mobilization and promotion and outreach. The Board combines the ideas, expertise, and resources of leading thinkers and activists from all facets of global logistics all united by a common vision to improve the global supply chain.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_17291\" style=\"width: 599px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-17291\" class=\"wp-image-17291 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/project.mespilgroup.com\/GIL\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/gil_boa_linda_collier_appnt_589_589.jpg\" width=\"589\" height=\"589\"><p id=\"caption-attachment-17291\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><b>LINDA M.COLLIER PRESIDENT &amp; FOUNDER TRIAD INTERNATIONAL FREIGHT FORWARDING CANADA<\/b><\/p><\/div>\n<p>The appointment of Linda M. Collier, CEO, and Founder of Toronto-based Tri-ad International Freight Forwarding Limited to the board, reflects GIL&#8217;s ambition to broaden its subject matter knowledge of the global independent freight forwarding sector. Tri-ad has been named Canada\u2019s Fastest Growing Company for 3 consecutive years, and founder, Linda Collier, has received many other awards for her extraordinary leadership. Linda will work closely with the Institute on a number of initiatives, the most prominent of which will be the convening and Chairing of the Institutes first global women leaders in logistics council which is being established to reflect the growing influence of women at C level in global logistics.<br \/>\n<strong>Commenting on today\u2019s announcement, Kieran Ring CEO at the Institute said <\/strong><br \/>\n\u201cI am looking forward to working with Linda and extend to her on behalf of the Institute a very warm welcome to our Board of advisors. I very much welcome Linda\u2019s contribution to the development of GIL and in particular to building up a platform through which women logistics leaders from across the world can find expression.<br \/>\n<strong>Commenting on today\u2019s announcement, Linda Collier President and Founder of Tri-Ad International Freight Forwarding said:<br \/>\n<\/strong><br \/>\n\u201cI am delighted to join the Board of Advisors at the Institute. I support GIL\u2019s mission to promote collaboration between all stakeholders in the industry and am confident that I can contribute to this mission by bringing my 30 years\u2019 experience of working in the industry to the table.<\/p>\n<p>I am particularly honored to be invited to champion the role of women in logistics leadership, through my Chairmanship of GIL\u2019s first women leaders in logistics council. I look forward to bringing together the finest female minds in the business to discuss the growing role of women in the sector and to encourage further participation at all levels by women.<br \/>\nI\u2019m privileged to accept these new roles in GIL\u2019s leadership and access best global practices, networks, and innovation for Canada. I\u2019m deeply committed to sharing the benefits of my GIL relationship with my clients, peers, employees and women throughout our industry\u201d<br \/>\n<strong>ABOUT TRI-AD INTERNATIONAL FREIGHT FORWARDING<\/strong><br \/>\nTri-ad began doing business in 1988 and has grown into a multi-million-dollar freight forwarding company. Our name means \u201cThree Modes\u201d and represents the three major modes of transportation offered by our company: Land, Sea and Air.<br \/>\nFounded by Linda M. Collier, a former transportation executive with years of experience at a major European freight forwarder. Today, Tri-ad has over 90 employees and has become one of the premier international freight forwarding companies around the world. Because of our many global partners, we can offer a seamless system that integrates the three modes of transportation, giving our clients faster, more secure services.<br \/>\nTri-ad has been named Canada\u2019s Fastest Growing Company for 3 consecutive years, and founder, Linda Collier, has received many other awards for her extraordinary leadership. We lead the competition with an ever-expanding array of professional services for every major market segment. At Tri-ad, we take full advantage of the most innovative technological breakthroughs for the custom freight forwarding industry.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/tri-ad.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">http:\/\/tri-ad.ca\/<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"addtoany_shortcode\"><div class=\"a2a_kit a2a_kit_size_32 addtoany_list\" data-a2a-url=\"https:\/\/project.mespilgroup.com\/GIL\/home\/about-us\/board-of-advisors\/linda-collier\/\" data-a2a-title=\"Linda Collier\"><a class=\"a2a_button_facebook\" href=\"https:\/\/www.addtoany.com\/add_to\/facebook?linkurl=https%3A%2F%2Fproject.mespilgroup.com%2FGIL%2Fhome%2Fabout-us%2Fboard-of-advisors%2Flinda-collier%2F&amp;linkname=Linda%20Collier\" title=\"Facebook\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a><a class=\"a2a_button_twitter\" href=\"https:\/\/www.addtoany.com\/add_to\/twitter?linkurl=https%3A%2F%2Fproject.mespilgroup.com%2FGIL%2Fhome%2Fabout-us%2Fboard-of-advisors%2Flinda-collier%2F&amp;linkname=Linda%20Collier\" title=\"Twitter\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a><a class=\"a2a_button_linkedin\" href=\"https:\/\/www.addtoany.com\/add_to\/linkedin?linkurl=https%3A%2F%2Fproject.mespilgroup.com%2FGIL%2Fhome%2Fabout-us%2Fboard-of-advisors%2Flinda-collier%2F&amp;linkname=Linda%20Collier\" title=\"LinkedIn\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a><a class=\"a2a_button_whatsapp\" href=\"https:\/\/www.addtoany.com\/add_to\/whatsapp?linkurl=https%3A%2F%2Fproject.mespilgroup.com%2FGIL%2Fhome%2Fabout-us%2Fboard-of-advisors%2Flinda-collier%2F&amp;linkname=Linda%20Collier\" title=\"WhatsApp\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a><a class=\"a2a_dd addtoany_share_save addtoany_share\" href=\"https:\/\/www.addtoany.com\/share\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.addtoany.com\/buttons\/favicon.png\" alt=\"Share\"><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Press Information&gt; Presse-Information Dossier Presse &gt; Communicato Stampa &gt;\u65b0\u95fb\u7a3f TORONTO CANADA FEBRUARY 2017 GLOBAL INSTITUTE OF LOGISTICS ANNOUNCES APPOINTMENT OF LINDA M. 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