At Best Startup Canada we track over 100,000 Canadian startups and over 500,000 people who hold key positions in these companies. We use this directory of startups to highlight top employees, founders and board members we think deserve more appreciation than they are currently getting.
This list showcases the top Alberta based CEO’ operating in the Finance space. If you think a CEO’ is missing from this list, feel free to contact our editor on editor@beststartup.ca.
The individuals on this list have been included because of exceptional performance in one of the following categories:
- Innovation – Operating as a key part in an extremely innovative business or startup.
- Growth – Operating as a key figure in the growth and upscale of a market leading business or startup.
- Management – Showing exceptional management skills.
- Societal impact – Putting their business on the map for their positive societal or environmental impact.
Our Data – We source our data from OSINT (open source intelligence) and public directories such as Crunchbase, SemRush and many more. The data from these sources should be treated with a degree of caution and verified yourself.
Stephen King
Founder, President & Chief Executive Officer of Alaris Equity Partners
Prior to joining the Alaris Royalty Corp. in July 2008, Mr. King was and continues to be the President and Chief Executive Officer of Alaris IGF Corp. and its predecessor since April 2004 when he co-founded Alaris. Steve spent 12 years in the investment banking industry, most recently as director of investment banking for First Associates Investments Inc., a predecessor of Blackmont Capital Inc. He has also held similar positions with Research Capital Corporation and Sprott Securities Inc. Mr. King is a director of Metropolitan Investment Corporation, a private investment company and a director of the general partner of LifeMark Health. Steve manages the investment process every step of the way and uses his creative financial mind to structure deals that benefit all parties involved. Steve is a married father of three children and an avid sports fan, player and coach.
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About Alaris Equity Partners: Alaris Royalty provides alternative financial services, such as long-term equity capital, for private businesses in North America.
J. C. Stefan Spicer
President, CEO & Director of Central Fund of Canada
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About Central Fund of Canada: Gold, Silver, Investments
Debra Ross-Chmelyk
President and CEO of Oro Services
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About Oro Services: Oro Services improves the way people use remittance to support families while working abroad.
Danielle Carruthers
Founder & CEO of TheSedge.org
Danielle is passionate about cracking the lines that block exchange of innovation and ideas between sectors. Her grand vision is for every organization to operate with both social responsibility and financial sustainability joined at its core. Danielle graduated from Mount Royal University in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, with a Bachelor’s of Business Administration. She later pursued a Certificate in Social Entrepreneurship under the guidance of Skoll Fellow, Martin Burt, and is currently improving her coaching skills through ICF approved training. Her professional experience has taken her from entrepreneurial small business through to corporate finance with an international bank. Danielle is founder and CEO of theSedge.org, the global community where social innovators connect to collaborate and build capacity in social enterprise. She also supports gender equality and advancement of women in entrepreneurship as a Principal of FEW (Female Entrepreneurs of the World). Danielle’s unique cross-sector perspective and passion for innovation drives theSedge.org to be the place where the social sector grows entrepreneurial spirit and social enterprise capacity.
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About Female Entrepreneurs of the World, TheSedge.org: theSedge.org helps non-profit organizations build successful social enterprises and fund their social programs.
Felix Berube
President and CEO of ActionTax.ca
Mr. Berube has developed the specialty services model over the past three years. His experience with service large customer bases has been instrumental in moving ActionTax.ca towards a national launch.
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About ActionTax.ca: Taking Action for You! ActionTax is a leading Canadian tax preparation, accounting and tax law specialist.
Antonio A Arias
CEO and Founder of Healthy Crowdfunder
Antonio has acquired decades of diversified knowledge and experience with major corporations involved in mining, health, technology, and finance industries.As a professional manager principally in development to production stage mines, he was accountable as a board director, CFO and CAO of publicly listed companies. In building huge mines, he was instrumental to raising and managing up to $400 million and $300 million, equity and debt financing, respectively. In 1999, one of them exited by a sale to Barrick Gold, the world’s largest gold producer.As an entrepreneur and investor in health and financial technology, Antonio’s current mission is to help fix the broken health care and capital markets in collaboration with other professionals. The health and wellness sector is underdeveloped and undercapitalized while the capital markets are operating with outdated technology and regulatory systems.Antonio is a retired Certified Professional Accountant (Certified General Accountant) a former corporate finance lecturer and graduate at The British Columbia Institute of Technology. He is now focused more on the development and financing of small to medium sized enterprises.
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About Healthy Crowdfunder: Healthy Crowdfunder is an ecosystem that links businesses, investors and customers in developing and commercializing health solutions.
Blaine Bertsch
Co-Founder and CEO of Dryrun
Blaine Bertsch is the co-founder and CEO of Dryrun.
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About Dryrun: Dryrun is a cash flow management tool that pairs automation of intelligent financial forecasts with scenario planning and modelling.
David E. Hosler
CEO of Old Guard Group
CEO of Old Guard Group.
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About Old Guard Group: The company provided property and casualty insurance for farms, small and medium size businesses, and residences.
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