TORONTO — Drew Knight will be appointed as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of Horizon North Logistics Inc. effective July 2, the corporation announced recently.
The position was previously held by Scott Matson.
Knight is a finance executive who comes from a position as CFO for a global auto-parts manufacturer, operating in four countries. Prior to that, he held the CFO position for a publicly-traded company on the Toronto Stock Exchange for five years where he led M&A focused on global growth. Knight has worked for large multi-nationals with responsibility for overseeing operations in North America and leading negotiations with large automobile manufacturers, states a release. He is also a professional chartered accountant who spent the early part of his career in public accounting.
“We are excited that Drew has chosen to join Horizon North’s talented team of executives,” said William McFarland, chair of the board of Horizon North, in a statement. “Drew’s experience and strong financial background will serve the corporation well as we integrate the businesses of Horizon North and Dexterra and build Horizon North into a premier, national leader in support services.”
“We would like to thank Scott Matson for his contributions to Horizon North and welcome Drew to our team,” added Rod Graham and John MacCuish, co-chief executive officers of Horizon North, in a joint statement. “Scott has helped navigate the Corporation over many years and we wish Scott the best in the next phase of his career.”
Horizon North is a modular solutions business that integrates design concepts with off-site manufacturing processes to produce building solutions for commercial, residential and industrial clients. The facilities management side of the business provides operation and maintenance solutions for built assets and infrastructure in the public and private sectors, including aviation, defense and security, retail, healthcare, education and government. The industrial services business provides workforce accommodations solutions, forestry services and access solutions to clients in the energy, mining, forestry and construction sectors among others.
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