Glen Clark no longer Pattison Group's president

Glen Clark speaks with CTV Vancouver's Penny Daflos in a one-on-one interview in December 2022. The following month he was removed as president of the Pattison Group.

Former B.C. premier Glen Clark is no longer the president and chief operating officer of one of Canada’s largest private companies.

The Pattison Group’s website now identifies Ryan Barrington-Foote as president, a position Clark has held since 2011 and on Friday, CTV News confirmed Clark’s status with Jim Pattison, who owns the Pattison Group of companies.

“Glen is not retiring but he’s through with the operating part of the company,” Pattison said in a phone interview. “He’s going to remain a director of the company.”

When asked whether he had a mandatory retirement rule at his companies, Pattison said that it’s not a strict policy but that “generally-speaking, we aim for that,” since working at Pattison Group, and particularly holding top jobs, involves a lot of international travel.

CTV News had a one-on-one interview with Clark last month to discuss his unique perspective of the corporate world and government, and his perspectives on what improvements could be found in B.C.’s troubled healthcare system.

At the time, he spoke glowingly of his boss, Jim Pattison, who offered him a job in his advertising division when Clark resigned as premier amid a scandal. He became a rising star in the privately-held company, adding COO to his title in 2017.

Clark’s LinkedIn profile has not been updated to reflect his departure from the Pattison Group and their forestry subsidiary, Canfor, still includes him as a board member on its website.

“We’re going to keep him as a director on a couple of our important companies,” he said. “He did a first-class job.”

Pattison, who is 94 years old, added the new management team will be comprised of staff in their forties.