Robert Lewis-Manning, the current president of the Chamber of Shipping of B.C., is changing jobs to become the new chief executive of the Greater Victoria Harbour Authority.
Lewis-Manning, who was raised in Toronto, brings extensive experience working with public and private sectors on a wide range of issues. He has a political science degree and a master of business administration degree. Its cruise ship terminal at Ogden Point brings in about $143 million annually to the region’s economy. Ogden Point also taken in large cargo ships which have floundered off B.C.’s coast in recent years, leading Lewis-Manning to liken it to a “port of refuge.”
During his time in the navy, Lewis-Manning took part in humanitarian operations and drug interdiction. He has been based in Halifax, Toronto, Ottawa, Victoria, plus London, England and Lisbon, Portugal.
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