Grant Mitchell

Grant Mitchell was named Chief Operating Officer in January 2018. Previously he served as executive vice president of KAG Canada since November 2013 and chief executive officer of RTL-Westcan Group of Companies since January 2013. Before joining RTL-Westcan as president in 2012, Grant served as general manager of RST Industries Ltd. and Sunbury Transport Ltd., a large-scale bulk carrier based in Atlantic Canada. From 1992 to 2002 he held various operations and sales positions with Trimac Transportation, Ltd.

Grant has held board positions with numerous transportation organizations such as Atlantic Provinces Transportation Association, National Tank Truck Carriers Association and most recently, Alberta Motor Transportation Association as Chairman of the Board. He is currently serving on the Board of Directors for the Canadian Trucking Alliance. Grant attended Saint Mary’s University in Halifax, Nova Scotia where he earned his Bachelor of Commerce degree. He then went on to receive his Executive Masters of Business Administration degree from The Richard Ivey School of Business at the University of Western Ontario.