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Derrick Whalen, CIO.D

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Director of Information Technology at Seaboard Armour Transportation and Logistics
📍 Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

Derrick Whalen is a strategic IT leader with over 25 years of experience in cybersecurity, IT governance, and cloud platform modernization. He leads digital transformation and data integration strategies, holding a CIO. D™️ certification. He is an alumnus of the University of New Brunswick and St. Thomas University.

He is passionate about leadership development and community building among IT professionals. Derrick is the Atlantic Chapter President for the CIO Association of Canada and serves as a Leadership Communication Coach, helping professionals become more confident and influential leaders through specialized training.

For over two decades, Derrick has simultaneously pursued a career in IT leadership and a separate role as a professional leadership communication coach.

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Experience
30 Years
Current Role
Director of Information Technology
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
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IT Leadership Development
As Atlantic Chapter President of the CIOCAN and a coach at PowerTalk Communications, he actively mentors the next generation of IT leaders and fosters peer collaboration.
Cybersecurity Resilience
A core focus in his professional roles, where he is responsible for developing and leading cybersecurity strategy.
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Career

Work history

12-2025
Director of Information Technology
Seaboard Armour Transportation and Logistics
2-2019 - 12-2025
Director, Information & Technology Services
Port of Halifax
7-2011 - 2-2019
Leadership Communication Coach
Power Talk Communications
1-2011 - 10-2018
IT Strategy Consultant
PowerTalk Communications
12-2009 - 4-2011
Vice President, Information Technology and Operational Risk
ING Real Estate Canada
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Education
1993 - 1995
Education
University of New Brunswick
Arts
St. Thomas University (CA)
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