Wayne Hodgins Appointed as Executive Director Designate
President Paul Schultz and the Board of Directors of the Pipe Line Contractors Association of Canada (PLCAC) are pleased to announce the appointment of Wayne Hodgins as Executive Director Designate commencing May 7, 2018.
Wayne brings to the Association nearly twenty years of experience in senior leadership positions within the pipeline construction industry.
Wayne’s most recent work involved developing working agreements between TransCanada Pipeline’s Energy East Pipeline Project and the over 100 Indigenous communities along the pipeline route.
Prior to that Wayne held the position of Vice President within ShawCor’s Canusa business unit and was involved in Canadian and international pipeline construction projects in oil and gas regions around the world.
Wayne has had active roles as an Associate Member representative of the company at various trade associations including the National Association of Pipe Coating Applicators (NAPCA), International Pipe Line and Offshore Contractors Association (IPLOCA), National Association of Corrosion Engineers (NACE) and Vienna Pipe Coating Conference where was steering committee member from 2005-2013.
As Executive Director Designate, Wayne will work alongside the current Executive Director during a yearlong transition period to succeed the Executive Director, learning the nuances of the files and developing effective working relationships with the Association’s members, sister associations, key labour partners and stakeholders.
A native of southern Ontario, Wayne is a registered Professional Engineer (Civil/Construction) and holds an MBA (Marketing) from the Ivey School of Business, University of Western Ontario. Both he and his wife Christine reside in Toronto.
Please extend a warm welcome to Wayne.