spected economic force in the oil sands.
“I said to myself, I want to be like this
man,” says Benjoe, of starting his career
in business.
Today, Benjoe is following his passion as
President and CEO of File Hills Qu'Appelle
Developments (FHQ Dev). FHQ Develop-
ments was formed as a limited partner-
ship agreement between the 11-mem-
ber First Nation communities of File Hills
Qu’Appelle Tribal Council (FHQTC), which
represents over 15,000 First Nation citi-
zens and 435,000 acres of reserve lands
in Treaty 4 territory.
FHQ Dev works primarily in hospitality,
mining, oil and gas, with expansion into
services and renewable energy sectors
such as solar and wind, and has three
major divisions: Business Development,
“Securing long term contracts and creating sustainability—those are
the types of things we are looking for.”—Thomas Benjoe, CEO of FHQ
Developments
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