16 CEO MONTHLY / GLOBAL CEO EXCELLENCE AWARDS 2021 , May21744 Environmental Engineering CEO of the Year (Canada): Raminder Grewal Environmental engineering is a key part of our lives, with new and innovative approaches needed to ensure the security of our natural world. The team at Keystone Environmental, under the leadership of Raminder Grewal, does this with aplomb. We take a closer look at how the growth of his own career has matched the growth of the firm he now leads following his tremendous success in CEO Monthly’s Global CEO Excellence Awards. Since becoming President of Keystone Environmental in 2013, Raminder Grewal has overseen a transformation of the company at large. Working his way steadily through the ranks, he understands the firm better than anybody else. Having acted as project manager, client manager and department head before making it to the post of President and CEO in 2013, there is very little he has not seen. At the heart of what Keystone Environmental offers is a need to focus on what clients want. The team’s commitment is to provide innovative environmental solutions designed to make their clients more successful in every respect. This is done through the provision of prompt, personal and high-quality service. Throughout the years, the team at Keystone Environmental have tailored their services to meet the individual needs of the client, whether they are environmental managers, property developers, plant managers, government agencies or professionals. Since the firm first opened its doors thirty-three years ago, it has grown into a full-service environmental consultancy of over a hundred staff. The challenge for Raminder, therefore, is to keep this positive trajectory going. He has done this through investing not only in staff, but in continually pushing the ambitions of the company’s overall sustainability goals and business development. Through establishing high standards for all involved, he has managed to continue to growth of the company to ever-greater heights. Nowhere is this clearly than in his impressive leadership during 2020. Raminder’s ability to remain agile during a highly disruptive period ensured that every employee could be retained during the pandemic, offering clients the essential services they have needed without a break. In fact, the incredible success of the last year saw the firm expand not only in terms of revenue, but in the job market two. Twenty new employees have been taken on since the pandemic started, in stark contrast to many competitors. While Keystone has always taken the initiative when it comes to technology and innovation, the pandemic forced an enormously quick change to the operation’s timeline. Everyone had to move rapidly to a working-from-home model, with Raminder ensuring that this was possible with the firm’s IT resources. Needless to say, this use of technology and automation has streamlined many systems, resulting in increased productivity and a resultant revenue growth. Despite the challenges of working from home, Raminder has managed to maintain cohesion and consistency between the various departments under his control. Communication is one of his most valued tools, and he meets bi-weekly with the Department Heads to review progress toward departmental goals, project pipeline, labour forecasts and discuss topics such as Health and Safety, Project Status, Business Development, and employee engagement. Following his own impressive success, the business has championed a “promote from within” philosophy with the goal of one day only hiring entry level employees and filling more senior positions with existing staff. This gives the team a sense of progression and ambition throughout their time at Keystone Environmental. The growth of Keystone Environmental was not assured, and has required a great deal of work from Raminder in his current position. Thankfully, his hard work has paid off, creating a space where people feel empowered and encouraged to achieve great things. The effect can be seen throughout the business, in the positive relationships the team has developed and in the success of every project. It’s an approach that comes from the top, down and is a sure sign of incredible leadership. Company: Keystone Environmental Ltd. Name: Zoe Dupont Email: zdupont@ keystoneenvironmental.ca Web Address: http://keystoneenvironmental.ca/
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