Under Higgins' leadership, Purdys has received a considerable amount of recognition for chocolate recipe invention and creation, including multiple year awards as Top Truffle at Canada's National Baking and Sweet Show. He's also led Purdys' Cocoa Sustainability initiatives and is first to boast the fact that all Purdys Chocolates are purchased through only Sustainable Farms, improving the welfare and livelihoods of farmers in West Africa. Higgins has been instrumental in helping Purdys achieve the prestigious Top 50 Best Companies to Work for in Canada-6 times. In addition, the company's also been recognized with the award of Best Managed Companies in Canada. Higgins leads a team of 800plus staff and 72 chocolate shops, continuing to move the company forward. And he's now ready to bring his learnings to RCC's Board to help other merchants in the industry to continue to grow and flourish. It's something that Brisebois believes is going to be instrumental for the success of the association and its members going forward. "Peter is a true Canadian retail leader," she says. "His accomplishments within the industry speak volumes about his expertise. The passion with which he approaches everything is a testament to who he is as a person and the care that he has for the industry. RCC, our Board and our members are extremely 852531_InstaKey.indd 1 fortunate to have someone like Peter involved at such a deep level." SAY HELLO TO SAVINGS by saying goodbye to locksmith callouts for rekeys A managed user rekeyable lock program can reduce rekeying by over 50%, at a fraction of the cost to rekey with a locksmith. 1-800-316-5397 www.instakey.com/retail 28/07/17 12:43 pm For more information about Retail Council of Canada's Boards of Directors, visit www.retailcouncil.org/about/board. www.retailcouncil.org/cdnretailer THE LOSS PREVENTION ISSUE | CANADIAN RETAILER | 13http://instakey.com http://www.instakey.com/retail http://www.retailcouncil.org/about/board http://www.retailcouncil.org/cdnretailer