Canada's Bay Ferries and Northumberland Ferries have announced that President and Chief Executive Officer, Mark Wilson, is the new owner.
The sale to Wilson from the previous ownership group, comprised of the family of the late Mark MacDonald, Danny Bartlett, Don Cormier and Gerry Stevenson, was completed last week.
Wilson has been with the companies since May 2021, starting as Vice President, Marine Operations, becoming Senior Vice President in August 2022 and then acting Chief Executive Officer in August 2023. He was confirmed in the role of President and Chief Executive Officer in May 2024.
Following 23 years in the Royal Canadian Navy, he spent 11 years in various senior executive positions at BC Ferries.
During this time, he worked six years as Vice President, Engineering, through which he held overall asset management responsibility for the company’s 36 vessels and 45 terminals and oversaw several major terminal and vessel construction and rebuild programs.
The companies operate ferry services connecting the communities in Canada's three east-coast maritime provinces and the state of Maine, and are headquartered in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island.
“Former chairman and CEO Mark MacDonald recruited me to this business four years ago and I am committed to building on the proud legacy he has left delivering safe, reliable, locally owned transportation services across the Maritimes and into Maine,” said Wilson.