Personally Speaking with Doug Thomas
Doug Thomas is a second-generation president and CEO of Bellingham Cold Storage’s 800-customer showcase Port of Bellingham client. He didn’t intend to follow in his father’s footsteps, and in fact went to great lengths to avoid it. But it beat shoveling fertilizer, gravel pits and even the stock market roller-coaster.
These days, Thomas works at running a positively-charged work environment, travels the world as an industry ambassador (most recently Australia), and serves on boards at his beloved Wazzou and with Whatcom Business Alliance as chair of its advocacy committee. When he concisely phrased a position statement about fairness and consistency in the local business environment for attracting new or expanding commerce, the WBA board dubbed it The Doug Rule.
Enjoy learning about that, and many insights into Thomas’s view of corporate responsibility from this visit across his desk overlooking a wondrous waterfront backdrop.
