Powerful woman
The Women’s Executive Network has named Farm Credit Canada executive Kellie Garrett to a list of Canada’s 100 Most Powerful Women.
Garrett is a senior vice-president at FCC. She holds a master’s degree in leadership from Royal Roads University and attended Harvard Business School’s advanced management program last year for two months.
New name
The Canadian Horticultural Council is holding a contest to find a new name for its on-farm food safety program for fresh fruit and vegetables.
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The contest is open to council members and representatives from food and consumer associations and businesses with an interest in the horticultural sector.
The winning entry will choose one of three available prizes:
- Complimentary registration to the council’s annual general meeting in Ottawa March 5-8.
- Complimentary three-hour telephone consultation with the council’s horticultural food safety specialist to assist with implementation of the food safety program.
- A Samsung 22 inch widescreen LCD monitor.
For more information, visit www.hortcouncil.ca/FShome.htm.
Deadline for entries is Dec. 31.
Viterra position
Viterra has appointed Steven Berger to the position of senior vice-president of human resources and transformation.
He replaces Gerry Valois, who retired earlier this year.
Berger has an extensive background in merger integration.
Before joining the company, he was a senior executive with Accenture, a global management consulting, technology services and outsourcing company. Over the past six months, he has worked with Viterra executives to plan and manage the integration of Saskatchewan Wheat Pool and Agricore United to create Viterra.
In his new role, he will lead Viterra’s human resources department, overseeing employee management and recruitment and retention initiatives, incentive and compensation programs, labour relations, career and personal development programs and succession planning initiatives.
