After an extensive search, Peak of the Market is proud to announce that Deena Clarke has joined our team as Chief Financial Officer.
Deena held the role of Controller at Granny’s Poultry Cooperative Ltd. for the past 12 years which included the merger of Granny’s with Exceldor Cooperative in July 2019. In addition to facilitating the merger, Deena led the finance team at Granny’s and was involved in the $37 million plant expansion and renovation project in 2016. Deena was also the finance lead in multiple system implementation projects.
“We are so pleased to have Deena join us as CFO,” said Pamela Kolochuk, CEO, Peak of the Market. “Deena’s financial experience in both the agriculture and food industries is a perfect match for our business and will serve us well into the future.”
In addition to her time at Granny’s, Deena’s past financial experience in the agriculture industry includes Manager, Accounts Payable and Receivable at Maple Leaf Agri Farms as well as Accounting Supervisor at James Richardson International.
“Joining Peak of the Market is both a personal and professional achievement for me,” said Clarke. “I am looking forward to the challenge of learning a new segment of the agriculture industry, while at the same time, looking to providing input on the opportunities that Peak of the Market and their grower partners can tap into. Being raised on a mixed farm of grain and pure-bred Angus beef, agriculture has been and is important to me and my family. I am proud to be a part of the Peak of the Market team.”
