Executive Team
John Parrott
President
In December of 2009, John Parrott was named President of TOTE. Prior to this appointment, John served as Vice President of Commercial for the Lower 48 and Alaska located in Federal Way, where he was responsible for all sales, marketing, commercial projects, pricing and contract administration for the Lower 48 and Alaska, as well as the Fairbanks terminal and the Juneau public policy work. John joined TOTE in June 2002 as the Alaska General Manager TOTE's Alaska Division and was promoted 2004 to the position of Vice President/General Manager. Mr. Parrott initially worked for TOTE as Chief Mate of the SS Northern Lights in 1992. He was present throughout the conversion of that vessel including the addition of a 90' mid-body section. Prior to that, he was the General Manager for Sea Star Stevedore which manages the loading, discharge and terminal operations for TOTE. In 1996 he joined Sea-Land as a Marine Superintendent. John is a licensed master in the U.S. Merchant Marine, having sailed for ten years aboard a wide range of vessel types and trade routes.
Born in Seattle, Mr. Parrott has a BS degree in Marine Transportation from the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy; Kings Point, New York, and an MBA in Finance from Seattle University. He holds a commission in the United States Naval Reserve.
Hugh Simpson
Chief Financial Officer
Hugh L. Simpson joined TOTE in September 2006 as Chief Financial Officer. Hugh is responsible for corporate accounting, financial services, credit and collections, IT and organization-wide quality programs. Hugh comes to TOTE from Sound Transit in Seattle where he was the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer for seven years. He played an integral role in financing and implementing the construction of a $2.4 billion light rail transportation segment in the Puget Sound area.
Prior to Sound Transit, Hugh worked for worked for a local municipality, an international distribution company based out of Japan and a medical device manufacturing company located in Texas.
Hugh graduated from the University of Idaho with a B.S. degree in Accounting and is a member of the Washington Society of Certified Public Accountants. He and his wife Denise have been married for twenty-one years and live in Kent, Washington with their three sons.
Phil Morrell
Vice President, Marine & Terminal Operations
Phil Morrell is the Vice President Marine & Terminal Operations for Totem Ocean Trailer Express. Phil oversees all segments of TOTE's Marine Operations and the Tacoma Terminal Operations.
Phil has over 22 years experience in the shipping/transportation industry. Before TOTE, he was employed by Todd Pacific Shipyards, Sunmar Shipping, and Holland American Line Westours, Inc., where he held the position of Marine Superintendent, Technical Operations Manager.
Phil earned his Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Administration from the University of Oregon. Phil and his family live in West Seattle.
