Millennium Magazine_6th Ed

339 Millennium - A Marquis Who’s Who Magazine B acked by an International Standers Organization Certificate and a two-year Canadian Institute of Traffic and Transportation Certificate from Ryerson University in Toronto, Canada, Guy J. Chartrand is the president and chief executive officer of Freightworld Logistics, Inc. In these roles since 1994, Mr. Chartrand was recently named Professional of the Year by Strathmore Publication for 2019 and 2020, and also received Ontario Top 100 Entrepreneurs Awards in 1995 and 1996. Freightworld Logistics, Inc., is recognized as a leading and rapidly growing transportation company by the Ontario Business Journal and the Ontario Business Report. An accredited company through the Better Business Bureau with an A+ Rating since August 2009, Freightworld Logistics specializes in air, truck, rail and ocean transportation, serving Canada and the United States, as well as numerous international clients. The company additionally won the Canadian Business Award for Best Multimodal Transportation Company by Corporate Vision Magazine in 2019. With experience as vice president of traffic and business development and traffic manager, Mr. Chartrand has been involved in logistics since his high school years and entered the industry in 1970. He attributes his success to his corporate policy, which is to provide each of his distinguished clients an unsurpassed service that is dedicated to quality and economics in a worldwide market. He also thanks his business partner, his wife Marlene; his daughter, Charlene, who is corporate director of sales; and Frank, his brother, the vice president of sales and marketing. Looking ahead in his career, Mr. Chartrand hopes to expand his company across all mediums and plans to hire more salespeople to continue growth. Mr. Chartrand’s advice for those looking to get into the business of logistics is to have the tenacity, the determination and the motivation to maintain progression as an employee and as a company. He also believes leadership qualities are imperative within the business. Mr. Chartrand is the proud grandfather of two grandchildren, Austen and Brooklyne. GUY J. CHARTRAND PRESIDENT, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Freightworld Logistics, Inc. Toronto, Ontario, Canada TRANSPORTATION