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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 British Columbia based President operating in the Consumer space. If you think a President 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.
Shane Sullivan
Vice President, Software Engineering of Trader Corporation
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About Trader Corporation: Trader Corporation is a Canadian print and online publisher. The company was formed in June 2006 with the integration of Classified Media
Lynn Frazer
Vice President of Human Resources of Trader Corporation
Lynn Frazer has served as a core leader on the Human Resources team at TRADER Corporation since 2003. Following the establishment of TRADER in 2006, Lynn played an integral role merging the former businesses’ operations and harmonizing Human Resources practices across the country. She was appointed Vice President, Human Resources in 2012, with a mandate to oversee the national team in the delivery of human resources programs and services. Lynn previously managed human resources and labour relations with Loomis Courier Service and BC Transit. She holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree specializing in Industrial Relations from the University of British Columbia.
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About Trader Corporation: Trader Corporation is a Canadian print and online publisher. The company was formed in June 2006 with the integration of Classified Media
Thierry Hay-Sabourin
Senior Vice-President, eCommerce of Best Buy Canada
As Senior Vice-President of eCommerce for Best Buy Canada, Thierry leads the company’s rapid Total Retail growth strategy and continued expansion into the online market. Since 2004, Thierry has played an integral role in the management and innovation behind the Best Buy website. He has spearheaded many significant projects including the introduction of the company’s online community forums and blog platforms. Thierry has been instrumental in bringing Best Buy Canada’s Total Retail initiatives to life, such as launching Reserve and Pick Up, eReceipts, Multi-Channel Fulfilment, Delivery Promise, Ship-from-store, and Marketplace. Thierry holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Marketing from HEC Montréal, where he was also a part of the first cohort in Canada to achieve a Graduate Degree in eCommerce.
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About Best Buy Canada: Best Buy Canada operates as a specialty retailer and e-tailer of consumer electronics, personal computers, and entertainment software.
Martin Pudlas
Vice-President, Operations of Canfor
As Vice-President of Operations for Canfor Pulp Products Inc., Martin is responsible for the production of NBSK and BCTMP Pulp, High Performance Paper and Renewable Energy. Martin has more than three decades of forest products industry experience, with knowledge ranging across Silviculture, Engineering, Operations and Management. He has served on the boards of Premium One Paper, the College of New Caledonia and is a member of the Advisory Board for the UBC Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering. Martin holds a Bachelor of Applied Science in Chemical Engineering from the University of British Columbia and is a Registered Professional Engineer in the Province of British Columbia.
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About Canfor, Red Leaf Pulp: Canfor is one of the world’s largest producers of sustainable lumber, pulp and paper.
Michael Pangia
President & CEO of Aviat Networks
Michael Pangia is the President and Chief Operating Officer at Westmount Park Investments and an Associate of Creative Destruction Lab.
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About Aviat Networks, Creative Destruction Lab (CDL): Aviat Networks formerly Harris Stratex Networks, Inc., incorporated in 2006, is a supplier of wireless transmission
Bill Downing
President of Structurlam Products
Bill is the President of Structurlam Products, Canada’s leading supplier of mass-timber solutions to the construction industry. Bill began his career as a forester in the Kootenay region of British Columbia. Over the ensuing 30 years, he has worked in almost every aspect wood products industry. Prior to joining Structurlam in 2007, Bill was CEO of BC Wood Specialties, an association of British Columbia’s secondary, or value-added wood product firms. He is a passionate proponent of British Columbia’s value-added industry and the province’s drive to become a centre of excellence in mass-timber construction. Under his guidance, Structurlam has supplied some of the world’s most impressive mass-timber structures including the Art Gallery of Ontario, Richmond’s Olympic Oval, the Raleigh Durham airport and, most recently, the world’s tallest wood building, UBC Brock Commons student residence. Bill has a degree in forestry from the University of British Columbia, an MBA from the University of Washington and is a Registered Professional Forester.
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About Structurlam Products: Premier manufacturer of structural wood products.
Robert Atwood
President & CEO of Hummingbird Drones
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About Hummingbird Drones: Hummingbird Drones is a remote imaging, sensing and software development company.
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