TORONTO, Jan. 24, 2019 /CNW/ - Drone Delivery Canada
'DDC or the Company' (TSX.V:FLT, OTC:TAKOF), is pleased to
announce the management appointment of Mr. Michael Zahra as Senior Vice President of
Operations and Strategy as the Company moves to commercial
operations in 2019.
"We have known Mr. Zahra professionally for over two years in
his former capacity as President of Staples Business Advantage
Canada. At Staples, Mr. Zahra hired and developed key leaders in
his high-performance team of over 1200 people. He was also
responsible for oversight of the shipment of millions of products
annually, from 10 distribution centres and a fleet of over 170
trucks nationally, with full profitability responsibility and
revenues over $500 Million,"
commented Tony Di Benedetto, CEO of
Drone Delivery Canada. "Mr. Zahra's logistics, engineering, sales
and cross-functional business acumen will make him an instrumental
member of our team. As we begin the New Year, DDC not only looks to
provide a cost effective and highly efficient logistics solution to
remote communities in Canada, but
also to Canadian rural communities in the form of 'milk runs', as
well as entering into licensing opportunities internationally. On
behalf of DDC, I welcome Mr. Zahra to the DDC team."
In 2019, the Company will continue to strengthen its management
amongst all levels with a focus on enlisting the smartest minds to
assist in driving commercial operations.
"Through my prior mandate at Staples Business Advantage, I had
the opportunity to work along side Drone Delivery Canada and I
immediately appreciated the technical innovation and commercial
viability of what they were doing. I'm excited to work with
the DDC team as we continue down the path of commercialization,"
said Michael Zahra.
Bio of Mr. Michael
Zahra:
Michael Zahra is a seasoned
executive with over 30 years experience as a senior level
executive. He brings in-depth experience in engineering, logistics,
P&L management, customer & vendor relationship management,
strategic planning & execution, change management, innovation,
business reinvention, project management, continuous improvement,
industrial marketing, corporate social responsibility and employee
engagement.
Prior to Drone Delivery Canada, he was the President of Staples
Business Advantage and was previously President of Yahoo and
President of Schlumberger RMS with prior positions at Alcatel and
Motorola. He also brings close to 20 years experience in
various Board positions. Under his leadership, companies have
won numerous awards in sustainability, quality, marketing and
culture.
Michael has a B.A.Sc. in Electrical Engineering from the
University of Toronto, an M.B.A. from
City University, Seattle and a
P.Log from the Logistics Institute.
Additionally, he has taken numerous advanced programs at
world-class institutions such as Harvard, MIT, Carnegie
Melon, Queen's University, University of
Toronto and the University of
Virginia in Cybersecurity & Cryptography, Artificial
Intelligence, Innovation, Lean Six Sigma, Leadership &
Execution.
Michael was born in Toronto and
has travelled on business and pleasure to 54 countries. He is
actively involved in charitable work in the areas of engineering
education, healthcare and the environment. He is a
member of the Institute of Corporate Directors (Canada) and the National Association of
Corporate Directors (USA).
For more information, please visit
www.dronedeliverycanada.com
About Drone Delivery Canada
Drone Delivery Canada is a drone technology company focused on
the design, development and implementation of its proprietary
logistics software platform, using drones. The Company's platform
will be used as Software as a Service (SaaS) for government and
corporate organizations.
Drone Delivery Canada Corp. is a publicly listed company trading
on the TSX.V Exchange under the symbol FLT, on the U.S. OTC Q B
market under the symbol TAKOF and on the Frankfurt exchange in Germany under the symbol A2AMGZ.
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