Membertou Chief Terry Paul named CEO of the Year by Atlantic Business Magazine

SYDNEY, N.S. — Membertou First Nation Chief Terry Paul has been named Atlantic Canada’s prime CEO by Atlantic Enterprise Journal.

Paul was awarded CEO of the Yr throughout an occasion on the Halifax Conference Centre on Could 12, turning into the primary Indigenous CEO to obtain the award through the 24-year historical past of this system.

Alongside together with his council and staff in Membertou, Paul has helped the Membertou Improvement Company develop its operations from a $1-million deficit to an annual $60-million in income.

Paul is credited for tripling his neighborhood’s land base, resulting in the 50 per cent acquisition of Clearwater Seafoods and managing 12 company companies beneath the Membertou Improvement Company.

Paul mentioned that his work during the last 38 years has centered on transferring the Mi’kmaq neighborhood ahead and devoted the award to each Indigenous CEO throughout Nova Scotia and the nation.