Trudeau takes over top spot at Clearview Co-op
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Martin Trudeau has taken over the general manager’s position at Clearview Co-op after the retirement of longtime GM Henry Nickel.
“I thought it was a good fit. A good change of pace. I’ve worked very hard in my career so far and it was time to try something different so I moved over,” said Trudeau, who used to sit on the co-operative’s board.
Trudeau grew up on a farm in Ile des Chenes and currently lives there with his family. For 25 years he worked in credit unions in Winnipeg; the last 12 of which were as the CEO of Belgium Alliance Credit Union.
Although Clearview Co-op and the credit unions provide different things to their members – one being products and the other services, respectively – they are fundamentally the same.
“In the type of role that this is, it’s mostly about leadership, vision, and governance. The industries may be different, but the essential functions are relatively close to the same. A lot of areas regarding just general leadership capabilities and getting high performance teams and providing the support that they need will be fairly similar,” said Trudeau.
Right now, Trudeau doesn’t have any new plans for the co-op. He said the current grocery store project in Ste Anne is a focus for Clearview.
“That food store is a large venture for us. It will employ a lot of local individuals. It provides a lot of services to the community. It’s a fairly big venture for us so we want to make sure we put a lot of energy and effort into that and make sure it’s successful and provides good payback to our members over time and the services that we’re looking for.”
He couldn’t say what other projects are on the go, but Trudeau said he has a strong team in place who can provide guidance.
“We have a strong team here that have been around a fairly long period of time so I have a lot of industry experts we can lean on.”
In terms of challenges, Trudeau said the use of oil and how that is used in transportation in the coming decades should be considered, as should automation and environmental concerns.
“Within those pillars there’s a lot of change that happens whether its regulatory or whatever the case may be and we have to make sure we’re always there for our members.”
“I’m a fairly happy fellow. I guess I try to stay positive in all that we do. I’m happy to be here and I’m proud to have been chosen as the candidate. It’s a wonderful co-operative. I really do think we’re accomplishing some great things. I hope I can leave a mark that’s better than I began once my journey here is ended, whenever that may be. I’m looking forward to the opportunity to do this,” he said.