Stephen K. Plummer Named One of Atlantic Canada's Top 50 CEOs
10-Jun-2010
For the second year in a row, Mr. Stephen Plummer, President and CEO of IMP Group International Inc. was named one of Atlantic Canada's Top 50 CEOs for 2010 by Atlantic Business Magazine. The intention of the award is to give Atlantic Canada's most accomplished business leaders deserved recognition and use their example to inspire other companies and business leaders to achieve similar success.
Stephen Plummer is not an overnight success. He has spent 32 years at one company, building his skills, capabilities and reputation under the watchful eye of business icon, Ken Rowe. He has risen from executive assistant to president, to president and CEO of one of the most successful and diversified companies ever to emerge in Atlantic Canada. It took a while, but he’s finally on top of the corporate mountain.
Mr. Plummer admits that balancing cost cutting and profit growing can be a challenge, albeit one which he seems to have overcome (increased capital investments have captured new market opportunities). That, however, was a minor headache compared to the attempted hijacking of a CanJet plane in Jamaica during April 2009. Fortunately, the well-trained CanJet flight crew was able to convince the hijacker to release the 165-plus passengers – further evidence of money well invested.
In 1998, Mr. Plummer received Dalhousie University’s Outstanding Achievement in Business Award. In 2009, he was chosen as one of Atlantic Business Magazine’s Top 50 CEOs. In 2010, I.M.P. Group achieved Platinum Club status as one of “Canada’s 50 Best Managed Companies”. With that type of performance, what could he possibly do for an encore? I.M.P. may just have to settle for more of the same.
I .M.P. Group International Inc. is focused on global, sustainable growth, with 3,600 experienced people delivering service, quality and value to customers across diverse sectors, such as aerospace, aviation, airline, healthcare, industrial marine, information technology, hospitality and property development.
Portions reprinted from Atlantic Business Magazine May/June 2010.