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Charles G. (Chuck) Raymond is Chairman President and Chief Executive Officer of Horizon Lines Inc. Mr. Raymond has dedicated his 40-year career entirely to the transportation industry. From September 1988 until the sale of Sea-Land’s international business in 1999 he served as the company’s Senior Vice President and Chief Transportation Officer. Mr. Raymond served as an Executive Officer of CSX Corporation from 1994 - 2003. In 2000 Mr. Raymond was appointed Chairman of the Marine Transportation System National Advisory Council reporting to the U.S. Transportation Secretary in that capacity until 2003. He is a graduate of the United States Merchant Marine Academy at Kings Point with a Bachelor of Science degree in Marine Transportation and the Harvard Business School Advanced Management Program. Mr. Raymond is a member of the American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) and The National Cargo Bureau. He serves on several industry-specific boards including the Pacific Maritime Association the Transportation Institute the Maritime Cabotage Task Force the National Maritime Security Advisory Committee and the Board of Directors of CaroLinks Inc. Additionally he serves on the Board of Advisors of the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy at Kings Point the Global Maritime and Transportation School at the USMMA the McColl Graduate School of Business at Queens College and The Greater Charlotte Chamber of Commerce. Mr. Raymond was appointed as Chairman of the Board of Directors of Horizon Lines Inc. in October 2006.
In 2003 Mr. Raymond was inducted into the International Maritime Hall of Fame and was the recipient of the coveted Admiral of the Ocean Seas award (AOTOS) presented annually by the United Seaman’s Service. In April 2004 he was selected as the Maritime Good Scout Award recipient by the Boy Scouts of America. Later that year he was presented with Kings Point’s Leadership of Light and the prestigious Containerization and Intermodal Institute Connie Award. In 2005 he was named Carolinas 2005 Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year and was also named Kings Pointer of the Year by the USMMA Alumni Foundation. | 