TOTE hires Simpson as CFO

TOTE hires Simpson as CFO    Totem Ocean Trailer Express Inc., a privately-owned shipping company serving Alaska since 1975, said Thursday it has appointed Hugh Simpson as chief financial officer.
   Simpson will be responsible for working with TOTE’s executive management team in strategic planning, financial analysis, policy development and deployment, problem resolution, and financial management, the carrier said. Prior to joining TOTE, Simpson served as CFO for Sound Transit in Seattle for seven years.
   Simpson replaces TOTE’s former vice president of finance Dave Bergsvik, who in the spring became director of tax and controller at TOTE’s Seattle-based parent company, SaltChuk Resources Inc.