By Alice McFarlane

Protein Industries Canada will have a new look

Jun 27, 2024 | 11:36 AM

Protein Industries Canada (PIC) is looking for a new Chief Executive Officer.

Bill Greuel, who has led the organization since October 2018, will be leaving the position on July 31.

Gruel has accepted the position of Deputy Minister of Agriculture with the Government of Saskatchewan. The Board will announce the appointment of an interim CEO in the coming weeks.

PIC Chair Tyler Groeneveld said Greuel has been key to the organization’s success.

“Under his leadership the organization has grown from one employee to 26, and currently manages investments worth more than half a billion dollars,” he said. “We are grateful for Bill’s leadership and wish him well in his new role.”

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A CEO Search Committee, comprised of members of the Board of Directors is in place. An executive search organization will be employed to assist with the search.

The Board also announced the departure of Chief Technology Officer (CTO) Meghan Gervais who has been with PIC since spring 2019, serving as the CTO since May 2022, and previously as the Manager of Intellectual Property.

Gervais has accepted the position of Vice-President Health, Safety and Compliance at Federated Co-op Ltd. The work of the CTO will be handled internally over the short-term.

“Our priority is providing stability to the organization and the ecosystem, and I am confident that we will deliver on that,” Groeneveld said. “We remain committed to Canada’s ingredient manufacturing, food processing and bio-products sector and will continue to support this important industry for Canada.”

Since its inception in 2018, PIC has collaborated on 72 projects, and along with industry has invested more than $579 million.

Protein Industries Canada believes that ingredient manufacturing, food processing and bio-products is a $25-billion-a-year industry for Canada and should be considered a key part of Canada’s industrial policy.

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alice.mcfarlane@pattisonmedia.com

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