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Successful Projects
The development of the first Biomass power generating plant in Saskatchewan
In 2011, MLTC, SaskPower and the Government of Saskatchewan announced the signing of an MOU, which led to the signing of a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) and eventually full construction of a $100M+ power plant alongside NorSask Forest Products. The project evolved into a combined heat and power plant alongside a multi-million dollar revitalization of the NorSask sawmill. The Forest Industry has been a huge part of the economic engine of MLTC and all of Northern Saskatchewan for decades.
MLTC Bioenergy Centre « Saskatchewan's first carbon-neutral green energy centre
The creation of the Entrepreneurial Foundation as the Inaugural CEO
In 2005, Saskatchewan Credit Unions, together with an investment from the Government of Saskatchewan, created a $50M early-stage venture capital fund along with the Entrepreneurial Foundation.
ENTREPRENEURIAL FOUNDATION AND FUND ESTABLISHED | News and Media | Government of Saskatchewan
Corporate Leadership
SaskTel Board of Directors
In 2004, Ben Voss was appointed as a director on the SaskTel Board.
YOUNG PEOPLE APPOINTED TO CROWN CORPORATION BOARDS | News and Media | Government of Saskatchewan
At just 29 years old, Ben Voss was able to gain invaluable governance training and experience, vaulting his career in the world of executive management and expanding his network. SaskTel has revenue in excess of $1B and is a leader in telecommunications, cellular, TV, internet, broadband and rural connectivity. As a director, Ben was chair of the Growth and Technology committee and oversaw the capital budgets, technology roadmaps and external venture investment portfolio.
Private Equity - MLTC RDI Chief Executive Officer - 12 boards of directors
In 2008, the Meadow Lake Tribal Council's business arm, MLTC Resource Development Inc, appointed Ben Voss as President & CEO. For seven (7) years Ben led a total modernization of the corporate governance and executive leadership of the 13 subsidiary companies of one of the largest First Nations owned private equity groups in the world. Many of the Best Managed companies in Canada are owned by MLTC RDI. See more details here: MLTC Industrial Investments « Sustaining economic development in Meadow Lake (mltcii.com)
Plannera Board of Directors
In 2023, the Government of Saskatchewan announced the creation of Plannera Pension and Benefits through a 'lift and shift' initiative to move the Pension and Benefits Administration (PEBA) to an independent company outside of government and in control of the pension members, namely PEPP and MEPP. A combined $16 Billion in assets and over 110,000 members are part of Plannera. Ben Voss was appointed to this highly prestigious board and now chairs the Human Resources and Compensation Committee.
Plannera Corporate Board has been established | Plannera Pensions & Benefits (formerly PEBA)
Recent Corporate Adventures
Morris Industries
Ben Voss joined Morris Industries in 2015 as part of a succession strategy and positioning the company for a private sale. In 2017, the majority of Morris was sold to Avrio Capital, a private Equity fund that was primarily owned by Farm Credit Canada, Export Development Canada and the Business Development bank of Canada as a fund of funds LP. Many major R&D projects were launched to re-vitalize Morris and invigorate the brand. Morris received many awards and Ben Voss is named on several invention patents. In 2019-2020 Avrio Capital dissolved and along with that a chain reaction of events caused Morris to enter CCAA and was restructured. A great deal was learned through this process. Those learnings led to advising many other clients on raising capital, selecting the right investment partners and aligning interests.
Raven Industries
In 2020, Ben Voss joined Raven Industries as the country manager for Canada but within weeks was already managing Australia and several other projects. In 2021, it was announced that Raven was being acquired by CNH Industrial for a record breaking 55x EBITDA ($2.1 Billion USD). Raven was a NASDAQ traded company and CNH is on the NYSE. This was Ben Voss' first foray into working for large public companies in the agriculture space. He moved to Sioux Falls, SD and was promoted to the Sr leadership team as Director of Sales for US, Canada and Australia as well as major OEM relationships. During this time, Ben immigrated to the US and became very familiar with and trained in US corporate practices as well as public company compliance. As a member of the integration team, he developed relationships with many CNH colleagues and US customers including the US Ag Retail segments, US Tier 2 OEM's and AGCO. He was also heavily involved in leading the commercial and go to market activities with Autonomy. Ben was also a key media and tradeshow spokesperson for Raven and CNH on matters such as precision agriculture, Autonomy and farm machinery automation. He was often featured on podcasts, print media, television and trade show / conference agendas. In 2024 he left Raven and moved back to Canada to launch Ink Lake Advisors.