Success on any of these initiatives requires leadership and statesmanlike qualities. Evidence these, and the President will generate the sort of respect domestically and internationally which are necessary to lead his country and indeed the world through difficult policy decisions.
Let’s hope he can deliver.
John Risley
In addition to his international business interests as president of holding company, Clearwater Fine Foods Inc., John Risley regularly engages in policy debate as a member of the World Presidents’ Organization, the Chief Executives Organization and as a director on the Board of the Canadian Council of Chief Executives. Mr. Risley is also a graduate of the Harvard University Presidents’ Program in Leadership and Chair of the Canadian Youth Business Foundation. Feedback: dchafe@atlanticbusinessmagazine.com