TORONTO, Nov. 27, 2018 /CNW/ - Drone Delivery Canada
'DDC or the Company' (TSXV: FLT) (OTC: TAKOF), is pleased
to announce that Air Canada Cargo's, Mr. Tim Strauss, has joined DDC's Advisory Board to
assist the Company to execute its commercial strategy.
Mr. Strauss currently serves as Vice President of Cargo for Air
Canada, Canada's largest domestic
and international airline. Air Canada serves more than 200
airports on six continents and is among the 20 largest airlines in
the world and serves more than 48 million customers each
year.
Mr. Strauss provides oversight for all aspects of Air Canada's
cargo business, including leading, directing, developing and
implementing customer-centric initiatives and solutions, and
responsibility for commercial business and its profitability.
"We are very pleased to have Tim join our team." commented
Tony Di Benedetto, CEO of Drone
Delivery Canada. "I have had the pleasure of knowing Tim for quite
some time and his forward-thinking vision of logistics and solid
industry experience are true assets for the Company in
implementing our commercialization strategy in Canada and abroad."
"I am delighted to join Drone Delivery Canada's Advisory
Board. Tony and the staff at DDC are in the unique position of
introducing world leading technology and a totally new approach to
the distribution of goods across Canada and beyond. This is truly a
revolutionary approach to the supply chain which will affect our
industry for decades to come", commented Tim Strauss, VP Cargo, Air Canada.
Mr. Strauss has more than 31 years of cargo experience in both
the airline and freight forwarding industries. Prior to joining Air
Canada, Strauss held leadership roles in global sales and
operations at Northwest Airlines, Delta Air Lines and in Hawaiian
Airlines. He began his career with Emery Worldwide in 1987 (now UPS
Supply Chain Logistics) where he held roles of increasing
responsibility, starting as a cargo handler and completing his
tenure as Vice President of Transportation and Logistics.
Mr. Strauss advanced his understanding of the logistics industry
via studies in management at The Ohio State
University, Massachusetts Institute of
Technology, and Cambridge Institute.
The Company is currently focused on strengthening its management
team amongst all levels with a focus on enlisting the smartest
minds to assist in driving commercial operations.
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.
For more information, please visit;
www.dronedeliverycanada.com
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