For release on June 23rd, 2023
PMTC & Tenstreet Announce Recipients of the 2023 Young Leaders Education Bursary
The Private Motor Truck Council of Canada, along with the sponsor of the YLG Bursary awards, Tenstreet & The PMTC Young Leaders Group, were pleased to present 2 deserving individuals with the 2023 “PMTC Young Leaders Group Education Bursary” at its Annual General Meeting & Conference in Hamilton, Ontario. This year marked a slight change in who the awards were presented to as well. For the 2nd straight year 1 bursary was available to PMTC Members companies, while the other bursary was made available to students in Mohawk College’s Supply Chain Management Program.
Through a partnership developed in 2022, up to 5 students in the Mohawk program are provided a 1-year free YLG PMTC Membership. Each one of these students is assigned a mentor from PMTC’s Young Leaders Group and are taken to industry events to be introduced to the industry, make connections, and make for an easier transition into the field. 3 students are with us here today, and one of them was awarded a bursary.
Both awards were presented by PMTC’s YLG Chairperson, Leanne Drummond.
“These awards present emerging young leaders with the funds to take 2 of the 4 courses required to complete the PMTC Logistics Management Graduate Program,” stated PMTC President Mike Millian. “These courses are offered through CITT, a leader in Transportation Logistics training. When completed, this will arm these individuals with the skills and confidence necessary to climb the ranks in their organisation and help them become a successful Leader. We also believe this award will help promote investment in the training needs of our future leaders.”
The 2023 recipients are Udomsinachi Obioma from Mohawk College and Nick Subramaniam from Wellington Group of Companies
Udomsinachi Obioma, Mohawk College
Udomsinachi is an international student from Nigeria who has worked hard to maintain a high academic standing, earning an overall average of 92% in his final semester. He is passionate about supply chain management and the impact that it has on businesses and society. Throughout his studies, he has gained a deep understanding of the complexities of supply chain management and has been inspired by the ways in which companies can optimize their operations to create value for their customers. He believes that this field has the potential to drive economic growth and create lasting social impact, and Udomsinachi is committed to pursuing a career in this area. However, as a college student, he has faced financial challenges that have made it difficult for him to fully engage in his studies. Despite his academic success, he has also had to work part-time jobs to support myself, which he feels has limited his ability to participate in extracurricular activities and attend networking events. Despite this concern that he expresses of himself, his teacher at Mohawk indicates he is reliable, always attends classes, is always on time, and his assignments and quizzes are completed on time, and he has made the deans’ list, showing a true commitment.
Udomsinachi indicates that the PMTC Young Leaders Education Bursary will provide him with the opportunity to advance his education further by enrolling in supply chain certification courses with reputable institutions such as CITT. He feels these courses will enable him to gain specialized knowledge and skills that are highly valued in the industry and would help him stand out in a competitive job market and are courses that he otherwise would not be able to afford. By investing in his education through certification courses, he will be better equipped to make meaningful contributions to the field of supply chain management and create a lasting impact. Furthermore, Udomsinachi is also committed to giving back to his community. Prior to arriving in Canada, he volunteered his time and expertise as a mentor to young adolescents living with HIV where he coached them on life skills and helped them to develop a resilient mindset required to deal with the stigma associated with living with HIV. When he arrived to Canada, he registered to volunteer as a member of the Mohawk Green Team, showing his commitment to use his skills and knowledge to help others, which he plans to continue doing going forward.
Nick Subramaniam, Wellington Group of Companies
Nick joined Wellington in April of 2021. He was fresh out of school and looking for a place to set his roots. Nick joined Wellington in the capacity of a tracker & tracer and excelled in his role for the 5 months that he held it. He was eager to learn and advance in his career and was promoted to the role of Jr Account Manager in operations. Nick excelled there as well, and jumped at the chance to expand his knowledge and responsibilities even further, and was recently promoted to US operations manager, becoming the youngest person in the history of Wellington to achieve such a status. In this role he has led his team to much growth and success, and Wellington expects his progression to continue. Managers meet weekly with Wellington’s company President to discuss succession planning, and Wellington staff says it is obvious to them that Nick will one day become a director at the company. His manager states his intelligence and work ethic are strong, and his thirst for expanded knowledge and improvement is impressive. His manager also states he has hired over 50 people to work in the office at Wellington and feels without a doubt Nick has progressed the farthest in the shortest period of time.
For his part, Nick says he has a passion for this industry, and wants to learn as much as he can. Nick feels the bursary will allow him to expand his knowledge of theoretical components of the industry and feels he can use this knowledge to help elevate Wellington’s status even further to one of the biggest and best known companies, even further than their already well known and respected status. Nick wants to be part of Wellington for a long time, and feels this opportunity will help him become and even better employee to help Wellington and the Industry as a whole.
For more Information, contact:
Private Motor Truck Council of Canada Tel: 905-827-0587
225 Main Street East, Unit 5 email: info@pmtc.ca
Milton, Ontario, L9T 1N9 website: www.pmtc.ca
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