Full Name
Paul Gruner
Job Title
CEO
Company
Tlicho Investment Corporation
Speaker Bio
Paul is a senior executive leader with a background in energy (renewable energy, oil and gas) and mining with over 10 years of
Indigenous business experience serving in a leadership role of four Indigenous corporations across multiple jurisdictions:
• Tlicho Investment Corporation (Northwest Territories)
• Tahltan Nation Development Corporation (British Columbia)
• Det’on Cho Management LP (Northwest Territories)
• Dakwakada Capital Investments (Yukon / Alaska)
He has proven experience in delivering business results in partnership with Indigenous stakeholders. He has a dynamic range
of experience in strategic leadership, mergers and acquisitions, business development, strategic partnerships, financial
management, project management, corporate governance, contract negotiations, capacity building and job creation for
citizens, and environmental, social, and corporate governance.
Paul has experience in transformation strategy that strengthens organizations and builds them into sustainable, profitable entities
that have the leadership and resiliency to operate for generations. Along with his vast working experience Paul also has been involved
with several boards including:
• Canadian Council for Aboriginal Business (CCAB)
• Canadian Chamber of Commerce
• Future Skills Centre Advisory Board
• NWT / Nunavut Chamber of Mines
• Dadan Sunivut (Subsidiary of APTN)
• Da Daguay Development Corporation
During his time in the Indigenous business space the corporations that Paul has led have won multiple awards including:
• Canada’s Most Admired Corporate Culture (2)
• Economic Leadership of the Year – NWT (Chamber of Mines)
• Indigenomics – 10 to Watch List (2)
• Indigenous Business of the Year - NWT, BC YK (AIIC)
• Top 500 Business leaders in BC - BIV BC500
Indigenous business experience serving in a leadership role of four Indigenous corporations across multiple jurisdictions:
• Tlicho Investment Corporation (Northwest Territories)
• Tahltan Nation Development Corporation (British Columbia)
• Det’on Cho Management LP (Northwest Territories)
• Dakwakada Capital Investments (Yukon / Alaska)
He has proven experience in delivering business results in partnership with Indigenous stakeholders. He has a dynamic range
of experience in strategic leadership, mergers and acquisitions, business development, strategic partnerships, financial
management, project management, corporate governance, contract negotiations, capacity building and job creation for
citizens, and environmental, social, and corporate governance.
Paul has experience in transformation strategy that strengthens organizations and builds them into sustainable, profitable entities
that have the leadership and resiliency to operate for generations. Along with his vast working experience Paul also has been involved
with several boards including:
• Canadian Council for Aboriginal Business (CCAB)
• Canadian Chamber of Commerce
• Future Skills Centre Advisory Board
• NWT / Nunavut Chamber of Mines
• Dadan Sunivut (Subsidiary of APTN)
• Da Daguay Development Corporation
During his time in the Indigenous business space the corporations that Paul has led have won multiple awards including:
• Canada’s Most Admired Corporate Culture (2)
• Economic Leadership of the Year – NWT (Chamber of Mines)
• Indigenomics – 10 to Watch List (2)
• Indigenous Business of the Year - NWT, BC YK (AIIC)
• Top 500 Business leaders in BC - BIV BC500
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