Four years after retiring to Texas, Rich Kruger is back in Calgary and taking the reins again of a major Canadian oil producer.
The former head of Imperial Oil is now chief executive of Suncor. This week, he made his first public appearance in the new role and laid out his priorities.
Kruger was brought in to turn around the company which has faced several operational problems including workplace deaths, production problems and a sagging share price compared to its peers.
Those issues cost former chief executive Mark Little his job.
On several occasions Kruger repeated his focus on four “pillars” — “safety, operational integrity,
