The IAM Executive Council R. Thomas Buffenbarger International President Warren Mart General Secretary-Treasurer Lee Pearson GVP Western Territory Dave Ritchie GVP Canada Robert Roach, Jr. GVP Transportation Lynn Tucker  GVP Eastern Territory Robert Martinez GVP Southern Territory Richard Michalski GVP Headquarters Philip J. Gruber GVP Midwest Territory » Home

Dave Ritchie General Vice President―Canada Dave Ritchie joined IAM Local Lodge 1755, Toronto, in 1973 after being hired as an electric meter repairman at Sangamo Electric. Chief Steward; Shop Committee Chairperson; Vice President and Negotiating Committee Chair; Vice President of the Ontario Provincial Council of Machinists and was a founding member of the Canadian Machinists Council. Business Representative District 78, Toronto,1978; Directing Business Representative of District 78, 1986; IAM Vice President, 1995.Born April 2, 1951, Ritchie is a member of IAM Local Lodge 235, Toronto.

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