Monday, 10 September 2018

Ted Fick: Success in the Private Sector

Ted Fick is a balanced leader who uses a three-pronged approach to execute flawless good-to-great turnarounds. He served as the President of a $525M division of Ingersoll Rand – known as Thermo King – for three years, and as President and CEO of the Polar Corporation. 

He maintains an excellent reputation in private sector work and doesn’t plan to stop forging ahead in the field anytime soon. At Thermo King, Ted Fick led initiatives that helped increase sales by more than 68% and propel profits by 136%, moving them from $70M to a record $205M. 

Ted Fick


At Polar Corp, Mr. Fick designed and implemented a four-year strategic plan to more than double the company’s profits. If you would like to learn more about Ted Fick’s accomplished career as an executive leader, visit his LinkedIn profile. 

There, you’ll find complete details on his work history, education, skills and professional accomplishments in both public and private sector roles.

Saturday, 18 August 2018

Ted Fick: First Year at the Port of Seattle

Ted Fick is an executive leader with decades of experience – he worked as the Chief Executive Officer with the Port of Seattle, leading it through massive improvements, and received an excellent name doing so. Within a year, he’d made waves and was praised for making the port “more transparent and businesslike” by Seattle Business Magazine.

“Ted Fick stepped into the chief executive role at the Port of Seattle amid steep global competition for containerized cargo that led the state’s two largest ports to end a decades-long rivalry, and just before stalled contract negotiations caused slowdowns along the entire West Coast,” reads another press release on his first year’s accomplishments. “After 15 months on the job, Fick says he is getting his bearings and making the top spot his own.”

To keep reading about Ted Fick and his career as an executive leader in the corporate world, head to this post.

Thursday, 16 August 2018

Ted Fick: First Year at the Port of Seattle


Ted Fick is an executive leader with decades of experience – he worked as the Chief Executive Officer with the Port of Seattle, leading it through massive improvements, and received an excellent name doing so. Within a year, he’d made waves and was praised for making the port “more transparent and businesslike” by Seattle Business Magazine


Ted Fick stepped into the chief executive role at the Port of Seattle amid steep global competition for containerized cargo that led the state’s two largest ports to end a decades-long rivalry, and just before stalled contract negotiations caused slowdowns along the entire West Coast,” reads another press release on his first year’s accomplishments. “After 15 months on the job, Fick says he is getting his bearings and making the top spot his own.”



To keep reading about Ted Fick and his career as an executive leader in the corporate world, head to his LinkedIn profile.



Sunday, 12 August 2018

Ted Fick: Building High-Performance Teams

Ted Fick is a corporate executive leader who’s skilled in strategic planning and general management. He was the Chief Executive Officer of the Port of Seattle for three years, and he maintains a positive reputation for his abilities in teambuilding and leadership. He’s been interviewed on multiple occasions for his accomplishments in the field.

“Building high-performance teams is one of the most important tenets that I brought with me,” said Ted Fick during an interview on his role with the Port of Seattle. “I’m developing results-oriented leadership that operates with a sense of urgency, empowering teams by sharing strategies and providing the resources they need to get the job done. I’m also a strong believer in holding people accountable for results and rewarding and recognizing successes.”

Keep reading this insightful interview with Ted Fick here or learn more about Mr. Fick’s career as an executive leader on his WP blog.

Thursday, 2 August 2018

Ted Fick: Port of Seattle

Ted Fick is a respected business leader and corporate executive with years of experience helping companies succeed. For a time, he served as the Chief Executive Officer of the Port of Seattle. There, he delivered the highest profitability in their 105-year history, with $261M in net income on $600M revenue.

The Port of Seattle is a $600M government agency; it’s also the operator of Sea-Tac International Airport, Container Cargo Seaport, Cruise Ship terminals, Marinas and Industrial Real Estate portfolio.

Tuesday, 24 July 2018

Ted Fick: A Different Approach

Ted Fick is a respected business leader and corporate executive with decades of experience and an excellent reputation. He served as the Chief Executive Officer of the Port of Seattle for three years, and he helped it make massive improvements during that time.

Ted Fick


After just a year in his position, Ted Fick was interviewed by multiple sources about his visionary approach, and the feedback was exceedingly-positive. “I’ve taken a very different approach to run the Port of Seattle than my predecessors,” he said during one interview. “I am not interested in being the city of Seattle-centric; I’m interested in being region-centric. So when I talk about the region, I like to think about all 39 cities in King County and all 39 counties in the state of Washington. I’m interested in strengthening the entire region, not just the largest city in the state.”

To keep reading this interview, click here – for more information about Ted Fick and his career, visit his CrunchBase profile.

Tuesday, 17 July 2018

Ted Fick: Noted Achievements as Port of Seattle CEO

A longtime executive and results-driven leader in the private sector, Ted Fick was recruited by Port of Seattle leadership for his unique style and perspective; as someone with the background, track record and expertise needed not only to improve and innovate the operation of a $600 million government agency, but to design and execute a visionary new approach, one that would elevate the Port’s economic engine to an all-new  level of performance.

Ted Fick


Port CEO from 2004 to 2007, Ted Fick worked to do just that, providing the innovative strategy and decisive leadership needed to realize a long-term vision for growth and prosperity, and to elevate the Port’s profile to that of a globally-competitive hub of trade and transportation. Over the course of his tenure, Fick’s leadership resulted in:

•    The highest profitability in the Port’s 105-year history.

•    A public/private partnership with Norwegian Cruise Lines responsible for a historic 15-year lease and a much-needed $30 million terminal upgrade.

•    A renegotiation of corporate revenue bonds saving more than $152 million in interest.

•    More than $2 billion in funding for SeaTac Airport capital projects.

•    An alliance between ports of Seattle and Tacoma that led to the creation of the third-largest seaport in the country. 

•    The reduction of workplace injuries by 22%-25%.

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