b"CEO PROFILEme that's what the next iteration of devel- By the time the projects start construc- LET'S LOOK AHEAD TO THE FUTURE opment looks like.tion, it's too late.WHAT WOULD YOU SAY IS NEXT FOR CIVEO?We're intrigued by exploring how weIt's about getting out there early, so ourThere's no way to say you've arrived at evolve this relationship into somethingIndigenous relations team is in the salesyour destination, and you get to sit back that adds more enduring value. It's aboutpipeline, looking at all the opportuni- on your laurels. It's always going to shift how we can share and evolve businessties. They're in with the operations team,and change. Needs are going to change models so that we can create existingtalking about how we resource thingsfrom our partners. They will evolve so we legacies for our First Nation partners.internally and with our partners. They'rewill evolve and continue to meet those I'm talking about things like future jointin discussions with the supply chain to ventures and asset ownership, and howmake sure we're utilizing enough of ourneeds and think about how we can drive we can build new businesses together tobuying power through our First Nationsfurther sustainability into this. add greater value for resource compa- partners. They're in contract negotiations, nies operating in those areas. so they've got an eye on ensuring thatI think it's true of any business venture contracts line up with what our partnersthat if you stay static, you're actually going HOW WOULD YOU SAY CIVEO ISare looking for. backwards. There are all sorts of external SUPPORTING INDIGENOUS RELA- forces coming at us, like commodity TIONSHIP BUILDING WITHIN YOURThey've also done wonderful work as farpricing, inflation, and increased living INTERNAL TEAM? as educating our entire employee basecosts for all of our people. We ensure that [Indigenous relationshipon what's important to our Indigenous building] is always on the front end aspartners. We have an education programYou've really got to be looking into the we're looking at new projects and newand it's a key piece of our businessfuture and saying: What do I want to geographies, and determining whichstrategy. It all starts with our strategy,achieve in the future? How can we get an First Nation partners are in that partic- and then flows from there, hitting all our ular geography. How do we get aheadtouch points, everything from our officeenduring value business going between of the curve and build relationships?to education. [Indigenous relationshipus and the communities we work in? This is a relationship business, and it'sbuilding] is embedded in every aspectAnd how do we create solutions for very important for us to be out early.of our company. all stakeholders?PARTNER WITH US TO ENGAGE WITH COMMUNITIES ANDINDUSTRIES FROM COAST TO COAST TO COAST Robert Thompson, Senior Vice President robertt@mediaedge.ca 647-494-422976A CCIB PUBLICATIONSpring 2025"