Boating Ontario announces new Team Leader

Oct 1, 2024

Boating Ontario is excited to announce the hiring of Mitch Smallman-Tew as their new Team Leader. Mitch brings a wealth of experience in the automotive marketing space and a strong background in team leadership and public speaking.

Rick Layzell, Boating Ontario CEO had this to say. “After receiving over 350 resumes, Mitch stood tall amongst the competition and we look forward to working with him in this new role. As Team Leader, the staff will begin reporting to Mitch and he will also tackle membership, grants and events. This is a new day for the entire Boating Ontario team as all job descriptions were rewritten with an emphasis on developing individual team members core strengths.”
 
Please add his email msmallman-tew@boatingontario.ca  to your database and feel free to send him a word of welcome.

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