Mr. Cottick, of Victoria, British Columbia, is a recently retired lawyer with extensive experience in transportation law and as a member of an administrative law tribunal. He has been a member of the Health Professions Review Board of British Columbia and holds a Bachelor of Laws degree from the University of British Columbia, a Master of Laws degree with a focus on air and space law from the London School of Economics, an MBA from the Richard Ivey School of Business, and a Diploma in Air and Space Law from the London Institute of World Affairs.
He has held senior legal executive positions at Wardair, Laidlaw Inc., Jannock Limited, and BC Ferries, where he served as Executive Vice President and General Counsel. Mr. Cottick was also legal counsel to the Moshansky Commission of Inquiry into the Air Ontario crash at Dryden, Ontario, and held a Canadian commercial pilot licence.
Active in his community, he is an honorary governor with the Canadian Corps of Commissionaires (CVIY) and has held board and governance positions with several for-profit, charitable and not-for-profit organizations, including several in the transportation sector.
Mr. Cottick is a recipient of the Financial Post/ZSA Western Canada General Counsel Lifetime Achievement Award for his contributions to the transportation sector and corporate governance.