Things might look a little different after 42 years but, under the surface, not a lot has changed for Wesfarmers Chemicals, Energy & Fertilisers' Commercial Manager – Finance Projects, Greg Lister.
He values friends and family as much as ever, which is why it was particularly special to have Greg's wife, Kelly, join us at his retirement farewell this week, along with his son, Jordan, who works at CSBP Fertilisers.
Greg started with us in 1981 as a payroll clerk, back in the day when people were paid in cash in envelopes! From there, he went onto to have numerous accounting roles with the business.
In 1994, Greg decided he’d had enough of crunching numbers and was given the opportunity to take on the role of running CSBP Fertilisers’ manufacturing facility in Geraldton, where he juggled work and family life with three young kids.
“That was a really positive change for me, and the reason I’ve been able to get where I am in the company today,” he said.
After five years in Geraldton, Greg made the move back to Kwinana as Customer Service Manager, followed by stints as Manager for Storage and Distribution and as Fertiliser Operations Manager.
After spending most of his career with CSBP, Greg moved into roles with WesCEF as Commercial Manager - Procurement and most recently as Commercial Manager - Projects, contributing his expertise to the ERP program.
Greg is proud of the contribution he has made to improving the safety performance of the teams he’s worked with and in helping to develop others within the business.
One of the things Greg is going to miss most about working at WesCEF, is the opportunity to work with a diverse group of people who have such a broad range of skills.
“There’s always been a huge commitment by all the people at WesCEF to work better to improve the business,” Greg said.
With retirement just around the corner, Greg says he is most looking forward to hitting the road in the caravan, enjoying long walks with his wife and being kept busy with his three children and six grandchildren.
We wish Greg all the best in retirement and thank him for his input, insight, experience, dedication and contribution to the business over his past 42-plus years.