Page 7 - Executive Profile – Ron Foxcroft
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Hamilton Tiger-Cats Honouring Ron Foxcroft



        SHARING THE SPOTLIGHT                                   Over the years, Hamilton has certainly benefited

        WITH HIS CITY                                           from Foxcroft’s dedication to its growth and

                                                                development. As the current Chair of the Board
                                                                at John C. Munro Hamilton International Airport
        No matter where his numerous careers have taken
                                                                (HIA), he was instrumental in bringing Amazon’s
        him, Foxcroft always remembers where he came
                                                                new fulfillment centre onto airport property. The
        from and makes sure the City of Hamilton shares
                                                                855,000 square-foot fulfillment centre is scheduled
        the spotlight with him. When the story of him being
                                                                to open in 2021 and is estimated to bring more than
        the first Canadian NCAA referee broke, followed
                                                                1,500 new jobs to Hamilton. But the always-humble
        closely by his ground-breaking whistle invention,
                                                                Foxcroft, refuses to take more credit than he feels
        he became something of a media darling. Any time
                                                                he is due.
        he was approached by media representatives for
        an interview, he took the opportunity to promote
                                                                “I want to give the City of Hamilton and Panattoni
        the City, the Hamilton Tiger Cats football team, the
                                                                Development Company all the credit for that. Five
        Hamilton Bulldogs hockey team, etc. It was the
                                                                years ago, Hamilton put in the bid for Amazon’s
        media that bestowed upon him the moniker of “Mr.
                                                                second worldwide headquarters. We knew we
        Hamilton”.


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