Today is the first day in five years that Todd Corrigall is not the CEO of the Prince George Chamber of Commerce.
Yesterday (Friday) was Corrigall’s final day as Chamber CEO, one of his last orders of business was unveiling a new logo for the next chapter of the Chamber’s story.
My handle will be changing, but my approach won't. I will always care for #CityofPG and the people and businesses that make this a great place. Thanks for keeping me around for the last 5 years @PGChamber1. Signing off as CEO with a whiskey in hand and fond memories. Cheers.
— Todd Corrigall (@ToddInPG) January 13, 2023
Looking back on his five years, Corrigall said “if I were to drill down to one of the biggest positives, it is that we have become an organization that is very nimble in our approach, and looked to for solutions.”
Some of the biggest positives were largely forged in a massive unexpected challenge that the Chamber, and everyone else, faced in the last five years.
“Trying to help businesses through a global pandemic, something none of us have ever seen or experienced before, was extremely challenging.”
“That is tiring, it is cumbersome, but through that came programs like Support PG and bi-weekly calls with a lot of our elected officials. There are a lot of wins to pull out of that.”
Thinking back to that time personally, he said “my daughter was born on March 1st, I took a couple weeks off and came back to the office on March 16th. We closed the office at noon on March 16th and started Support PG on March 19th.”
He said his next step will be a consulting firm in Prince George.
“The reality is I love this community and Northern BC, and this job is going to allow me to work on economic opportunities for northern BC.”
Ray Noonan, the President of the Chamber Board, said they do not have a new CEO ready to be named, but there have been meetings and interviews to narrow down the list of who could be heir to the throne.
Under new leadership, Corrigall hopes that the chamber stays engaged with the community – “beyond that, I am keen to see what the next leader does.”
His final message as CEO was for businesses to get engaged with the chamber, become a member and share ideas.
“This is an organization that is built, at its core, on feedback from businesses and the community, and that is how it builds.”
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