Park Derochie
Brian Tiessen, MBA, B.Comm, currently serves as the President and Chief Executive Officer of PD Group of Companies, a position held since April 2015, where oversight and accountability to stakeholders are paramount. Previously, Brian Tiessen held leadership roles at The Highland Group and Sherritt International, including Executive Vice President of Operations, where management of over 8,000 employees across multiple regions was essential. Additional positions at Sherritt included Senior Vice President of Metals and Chief Internal Auditor, focusing on strategic leadership and independent assurance. Brian Tiessen's educational background includes an MBA in Finance from Queen's University and a B.Comm in Finance from Carleton University.
Park Derochie
Since 1956 Park Derochie has experienced continued growth and diversification of services to become one of Canada’s premier specialty-trade, industrial contractors in all forms of Industrial Coatings, Fireproofing, Mechanical Insulation as well as Scaffolding, Abrasive Blasting, Containment and Maintenance Programs. Park Derochie provides turnkey shop and field services specializing in tank exteriors and linings, secondary containment, UHP water-jetting, bridges, structural steel, lead / asbestos abatement, corrosion under insulation, metalizing, pipe coating, underground pipe and water towers. Each of our facilities offers environmentally protected, heated shop facilities to accommodate piping and structural steel for fireproofing and coatings projects enabling faster turnaround with less product relocation and a higher degree of quality and safety. We are proud to be industry leaders in Safety and our WCB experience ratio, which is consistently lower than the industry average, speaks to our dedication to protect people and the environment. Providing uncompromising, quality workmanship to our clients is a strong component within our core principles of business ethics. Adhering to the stringent standards set out by The Society of Protective Coatings (SSPC) and guided by ISO 9001-2000, our Quality Management System is designed to meet the specific requirements of the client. Experience and diversity allow us the unique ability to provide a package of coordinated services with a single project manager, which results in superior project coordination and translates to time and cost savings for your projects; this is also an ideal fit for plant maintenance contracts. We are proud to be 100% Canadian Owned and an equal opportunity employer. Pride and professionalism, quality workmanship, and qualified tradesmen have enabled us to maintain an excellent reputation for client satisfaction.