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Pollard Banknote: a close-knit culture amid growth
P
edro Melo has been
working at Pollard
Banknote Limited for
eight years, but he’s
considered a newcomer
compared to many of his
colleagues, who are members of
the 25-year club at the Winnipegbased manufacturer of lottery and
charitable gaming products.
“There are more than 200
members in that club, and we
expect another 40 to join in 2025,”
says Melo, executive vicepresident of information technology and digital at Pollard. “I think
that’s a sign of how well we treat
our employees, and the sense of
belonging that people feel here.
It’s a close-knit group.”
Melo is proud of the way the
company has been able to maintain that feeling through rapid
growth that has meant tripling the
number of tech employees over
the past six years.
“We started as a secure printing
company more than 100 years ago,
and today we’re a global leader in
technology and print innovation,”
he says. “That evolution attracts
talent and creates opportunities
for employees to grow their
careers. And with technology
ever changing, we’re focusing on
training our staff.”
That includes a professional
development program that offers
a range of training opportunities.
“We have career coaching for
individuals who show promise
and need support to progress in
their careers,” Melo says. “We’re
keen to provide advancement
opportunities, and there are many
individuals who started in an
entry-level position and now have
a larger role.”
Tess Vincent, lead artist creative
services, is one of them. “When I
joined eight years ago, I was given
the full bandwidth to grow,” she
says. “I came in as a senior designer, and when I communicated
to my boss that I was interested
in a leadership position, they
accommodated me, getting me
the training I needed, and now I
supervise a team of artists.”
If you’re interested in
working in a different
department, they’ll make
sure you have the time
and training to learn
everything required
to do the job properly.
They want to set everyone
up for success.
— Tess Vincent
Lead Artist, Creative Services
Pollard Banknote Limited supports the professional development of its employees, offering a range of
training opportunities both internal and external.
Those kinds of opportunities are
available to everyone at Pollard,
she says. “If you’re interested in
working in a different department, they’ll make sure you have
the time and training to learn
everything required to do the
job properly. They want to set
everyone up for success.”
Vincent also appreciates the
company’s supportive, family-like
culture. “When I came here, I
was looking for stability, and the
great thing is that there’s also
a creative environment where
everyone is collaborative and
friendly,” she says. “I think some
of it has to do with the fact that it’s
a family-owned business. There’s
a real sense of community, and we
do a lot of fun things that bring
everyone together.”
Pollard also offers employees
