But he said he isn’t going in with any arbitrary staffing number or target in mind, adding that instead he sees his rule as “clearing the pathway for employees to perform at the top of their ability.” In an interview later Tuesday, Kruger said he hasn’t been with the company long enough to know whether its current workforce is the right size or not. We are in the business to make money and as much of it as possible, and everybody starting with me needs to see how they do that,” Kruger said. I think we can do away with work that doesn’t add value,” he said, adding that all employees need to consider how their role helps to generate revenue for Suncor. He also talked up the importance of “organizational efficiency” and suggested that there are ways to trim the company and reduce costs. “I see a gap between our current performance and what I would consider best-in-class in many, many areas,” he said. While he said Suncor is a proud company with excellent people and high-quality assets, he believes it has untapped potential. Kruger said Tuesday that in his first five weeks on the job, he has visited half of the company’s major facilities and met with workers and management. Kruger’s appointment to the top job at Suncor - replacing interim CEO Kris Smith, who stepped in to fill the role after Mark Little resigned in July 2022 - came after months of investor pressure in the wake of a spate of workplace deaths and safety incidents, production challenges, and a lagging share price. His time at the helm of Imperial Oil was the culmination of his 39-year career with parent company ExxonMobil Corp. as president and CEO from 2013 until his retirement in 2019. “I play to win.”Ī familiar face in the Canadian oilpatch, Kruger led Imperial Oil Ltd. “I consider myself to be reasonably decisive, and very competitive,” Kruger said. On a conference call with analysts to discuss the company’s first-quarter financial results, he promised to be candid, transparent, and operate with a “sense of urgency” as he seeks to fulfil his mandate to make changes at the Calgary-based company. Rich Kruger, who took over as Suncor’s new CEO on April 3, pledged Tuesday that the company will become a “simpler and more focused organization” under his leadership. says he will be sharply focused on cost-cutting as he embarks on the task of improving performance at the oilsands giant. CALGARY - The new top boss at Suncor Energy Inc.
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