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Chairman. Mr. Coe was CEO of Dairyland for sixteen years from 1986 to 2001. From 1981 until he became CEO, Mr. Coe was Operations Manager and then COO. Mr. Coe helped grow the business from a regional organization of two plants into a national company with plants from coast to coast selling its own national brands. During Mr. Coe's tenure, sales at Dairyland grew from $180 Million to $1.7 Billion with the organization growing to employ over 3,400 people. Mr. Coe started his business and management career at Warner Lambert, a manufacturer and marketer of pharmaceuticals, cosmetics and confectionary. Working in all three divisions, it was here that he earned his reputation as a troubleshooter. As production manager in Canada, he worked on numerous assignments in the USA, Central America, and the Caribbean. Throughout his career, Mr. Coe has served on a number of industry, company & cultural boards and clubs, as well as being a board member and President of the Terminal City Club in Vancouver. He has served an unprecedented two terms as the Chairman of Canada's National Dairy Council. In 1998 he was listed by the Financial Post as one of the top 200 CEO's in Canada and one of the top 20 executives in BC. | 