LEAMINGTON, ON - The Ontario Greenhouse Vegetable Growers (OGVG) Board has announced Rick Seguin as the candidate to fill the role of general manager of the OGVG, accordi
Seguin replaces Gilvesy, who earlier advised the Board of his intention to resign from the General Manager position, and who has subsequently been appointed as Chair of the OGVG Board by the Ontario Farm Products Marketing Commission effective Nov.1, 2015, replacing outgoing Chair Don Taylor.
Seguin comes to OGVG after a 32-year career with Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) and other federal government departments. His most recent position with AAFC has been as Regional Director for Ontario, but since January 2015 he has been seconded to the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario as Director General. In addition to various other policy, economics and managerial roles for AAFC in Guelph and Ottawa, Seguin has also had international experience, working for a combined total of almost nine years in agri-food trade development in Dubai, UAE and Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Seguin starts his new duties with the OGVG on Sept. 8, 2015.
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