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Each year, Canada's Top 40 Under 40 Awards are presented to exceptional Canadians under the age of 40 who are outstanding leaders in their chosen fields and who are shaping our country's future.

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PROGRAM

Canada's Top 40 Under 40, established in 1995, is a national program that uniquely celebrates the achievements of 40 Canadians in the private, public and not-for-profit sectors, who have reached a significant level of success before the age of 40.

The program is designed to promote mentorship and professional development by introducing these leaders to the established business community and by promoting them as role models for young Canadians. By building awareness and support across Canada for these outstanding individuals, this program serves an example of national unity.

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ADVISORY BOARD

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Dr. Alain Beaudet
Mr. Clive Beddoe
Mr. John Kim Bell
Mr. Pierre Blouin
Dr. J.-Pierre Brunet
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Mr. Brendan Calder
Mr. Marcel Cote
Ms. Wanda Dorosz
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Dr. Alain Beaudet

President, Canadian Institutes of Health Research

Mr. John Kim Bell

President & Chief Executive Officer

Bell & Bernard Ltd.

Mr. Pierre Blouin

Chief Executive Officer

MTS Allstream Inc.

Dr. J.-Pierre Brunet

Corporate Director

Mr. Clive Beddoe

Chairman

WestJet Airlines Ltd.

Mr. André Bureau

Chairman of the Board

Astral Media Corp.

Mr. Brendan Calder

Corporate Director & Professor

Rotman School of Management

Mr. Marcel Cote

Founding Partner

SECOR Consulting

Ms. Wanda Dorosz

Chief Executive Officer

& Managing Partner

Quorum Funding Corporation

Mr. Jay Forbes

President & Chief Executive Officer

Teranet Inc.

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Mr. Gary Holden
Mr. Dale Lastman
Ms. Marg McGreggor
Ms. Sarah Morgan-Silvester
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Ms. Marie Mullaly
Mr. Tim Penner
Mr. Mayo Schmidt
Ms. Kirstine Stewart

Mr. Tim Hockey

President & Chief Executive Officer

TD Canada Trust

Ms. Marg McGregor

Chief Executive Officer

Canadian Interuniversity Sport

Ms. Sarah Morgan-Silvester

Chancellor

University of British Columbia

Mr. Gary Holden

Mr. Dale Lastman

Co-Chair

Goodmans LLP

Mr. Dave Mowat

President & Chief Executive Officer

ATB Financial

Ms. Marie Mullaly

President and Chief Executive Officer

Credit Union Atlantic

Mr. Tim Penner

President

Procter & Gamble Canada Inc.

Mr. Mayo Schmidt

President & Chief Executive Officer

Viterra Inc.

Ms. Kirstine Stewart

Executive Vice President,

English Services

CBC

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Ms. Barbara Stymiest
Mr. Marc Tellier
Mr. Arnie Thorsteinson
Mr. W. Brett Wilson
Mr. Kip Woodward

Ms. Barbara Stymiest

Group Head, Strategy, Treasury and Corporate Services

RBC

Mr. Marc Tellier

President & Chief Executive Officer

Yellow Pages Group Inc.

Mr. Arni Thorsteinson

President

Shelter Canadian Properties Limited

Mr. W. Brett Wilson

Chairman

Prairie Merchant Corporation

Mr. Kip Woodward

President

Woodcorp Investment Ltd.

Canada's Top 40 Under 40 independent National Advisory Board is composed of industry and community leaders from across the country. Each Director is a leader in their field and was recommended by the program partners. Recipients are also represented on the board by several Alumni. The role of the Board is to provide guidance on program execution and to select the recipients. Each Advisory Board Member donates his/her time to the program.

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NOMINATIONS

NOMINATION PROCESS

Thank you for inquiring about Canada's Top 40 Under 40 Award. The program is on hiatus at this time. It is our intention that the program will re-emerge reformatted and restructured in all aspects. Please check back for information and details in June 2012.

NOMINATION FORM

Complete the nomination form if you would like to nominate someone. In response, the person you nominate will be contacted by us directly with a Nominee Kit and asked to complete material in order to be considered. This completed material will be assessed by our Selection Committee.

Please note:

Nominee kits will be sent directly to the nominee after the official launch of this year's program in October 2010

Nominee kits are designed to be completed by the nominees themselves or by a person they designate

It is our policy to keep the name of the nominator confidential

Top 40 Nominee Submission form 2010.pdf

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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVERS

2010

2010 Recipients

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Karen J. Bakker Director, Program on Water Governance and Canada Research Chair University of British ColumbiaKaren Baker, an Associate Professor at the University of British Columbia, holds a Canada Research Chair in Political Ecology and is Director of the Program on Water Governance. The program conducts inter-disciplinary research on water sustainability and advises decision makers in national and international organizations, such as the United Nations, on issues such as water security, privatization and development. Karen, a Rhodes Scholar who is in the top 50 researchers in her field worldwide, has raised nearly $2M in funding from 15 organizations, and has authored over 100 scientific publications, including 3 books. She has conducted research in 11 countries around the world.

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Keith BilousPresident & CEO ICUC Moderation Services Inc.Keith Bilous founded ICUC Moderation Services in Winnipeg in 2002. Its team of specialists manage, moderate and monitor millions of social media conversations, comments, photographs and videos inside some of the largest online communities in the world. It allows users to have direct, real-time conversations with industry brands but can also remove inappropriate commentary or posts. The company has grown from 11 to 150 in three years and uses the concept of the virtual office to manage their growth. It is a world leader with clients ranging form Unilever to Rogers to the Government of Canada.

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Leonard Jason Brody PresidentClarity Digital (Examiner.com)Leonard Brody is a two time Emmy nominee and President of Clarity Digital Group. He conceives and drives digital strategy at one of the worlds largest sports, entertainment and media companies. CDG is responsible for overseeing one of the largest online news conglomerates in the world, including Examiner.com and NowPublic. Hes also an owner of the Coventry Football Club. Leonard has authored two best selling books including Everything I Needed to Know about Business I learned from a Canadian. All proceeds from his books are donated to a variety of charities. His latest effort, Misfits: How we have outgrown the way we live will be published in the coming year.

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Naman BudhdeoCEOFlightNetwork.comNaman Budhdeo immigrated to Canada from Kenya when he was 4. Today he owns the #2 online travel agency in Canada. FlightNetwork.com generates 2.7M unique visitors and 6M searches a month. 85% of FlightNetwork.com’s customers are Canadian. The company has grown from one part-time person in 2006 to over 180 fulltime employees. Naman takes great pride in his highly diversified work force. An early innovator in the age of Internet advertising, Naman leveraged pay-per-click to attract customers and slash marketing budgets. This helped pass on significant savings to customers. No wonder profitability is up 90% since 2009!

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Michael BurnsExecutive Vice President Accretive AdvisorMichael Burns co-founded Clearsight Wealth Management in 2002. Clearsight Wealth Management became Canada’s largest investment affinity program, partnering with 23 alumni associations representing more than 2.5 million highly desirable and hard-to-reach investors. In 2006, Clearsight Wealth Management was successfully acquired by Wellington West Holdings. In 2011, Michael led the merger of Clearsight and Accretive Advisor to help educate Canadian investors and to help them find great advice based on their needs. Our top 40 honouree co-founded the True Patriot Love Foundation which, in less than three years, has raised more than eight million dollars for military families who are facing unique challenges. He is also Chair-Elect for the Toronto East General Hospital Board Foundation.

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Craig CampbellPresident & CEOTotal Security Management Services Inc.Craig Campbell started his security career as a 17 year old security officer at Toronto’s Eaton Centre. Today, he is President & CEO of Total Security Management Services Inc., the largest privately held security firm in Canada. He used his life savings of $30,000 to start TSM which has grown from 1 employee to over 3000 in ten years. The firm provides a one stop shop for all your security needs including: physical security, investigations, integrated security systems and employment screening. His client base is over 700 and client retention is an amazing 95%. Last year, Craig founded a village bank in Haiti.

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Norie CampbellSenior Vice President and Assistant General CounselTD Bank GroupIn November 2011, Norie will become the top lawyer in Canada’s second largest bank…the TD Bank Group, which is also North America’s 6th largest bank. Norie Campbell joined TD’s legal department in 2000. She progressed quickly and today manages the bank’s Canadian legal department of 100 and leads the legal team responsible for the Bank’s M&A strategy. With Norie’s legal guidance, TD Bank has successfully participated in some of the most legally complex transactions of any Canadian company and now has as many branches in the United States as it does in Canada.

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Jody CampeauPresident & CEOMaplesoft GroupJody Campeau, father of six, is an owner and the President & CEO of Maplesoft Group, a global systems integrator specializing in solutions and services that integrate business processes and IT. Maplesoft has offices in Ottawa, Montreal, Toronto, Calgary, St. Louis and Dubai. Under Jody’s leadership, the firm generated $70 Million in revenue in 2010 and has projected revenues of $100 Million in 2011. They have 110 employees and over 700 consultants worldwide. Maplesoft is passionate about giving back, making a $1.8 Million donation in 2010 to build Ottawa’s first Cancer Survivorship Centre. Jody is also a co-owner of CMG sports, a sports agency with 235 clients; 80 of which are on NHL contracts.

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Cody ChurchManaging DirectorTriWest Capital PartnersCody earned a Bachelor’s degree in Economics (Harvard, 1993) and joined CS First Boston as Analyst, Leveraged Finance Group (1993) before moving to EXOR America as an Associate in private equity investment opportunities (1995). In 1998, Cody co-founded TriWest and has served as its Managing Director since then. He is currently Chairman of the Board of 3 of 8 portfolio companies, working closely with senior management of each firm on M&A, operational improvement, financing initiatives. For TriWest, he sources proprietary investment opportunities, develops/maintains key investor relationships (investment bankers, senior/subordinated lenders, executives).

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Dr. Brian CoombesAssistant Professor and Associate ChairMcMaster UniversityBrian Coombes was appointed Assistant Professor in McMaster University’s Department of Biochemistry and Biomedical Sciences in 2006. In addition to his teaching duties he leads a team of 13 scientists engaged in infectious disease research. His work centers on gastro-intestinal organisms transmitted to humans from water and domesticated animals and in finding new ways to protect the safety of our food and water supplies. He also studies how human and environmental activities influence the risk of infectious diseases. In 2007 our Top 40 honouree was ranked 8th out of 300 scientists in the New Investigator Award from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research and was ranked #1 in his area of research.

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Matthew CorrinFounder & CEOFreshiiMatthew Corrin was convinced that a successfully branded fresh food bar would be a hit with consumers. He was right. He opened his first store in Toronto in 2005 and was sold out before the lunch hour ended. Today there will be 100 Freshii stores by the end of this year with contractual obligations for over 1000 by 2018. The secret is a “build your own” menu format offering salads, burritos, wraps, rice bowls, yoghurts and soups. Stores are bright, modern, clean, cool and offer high quality food at a higher price point. All packaging is made from vegetable starch and is bio-degradable.

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Christian Darbyshire &Andy McCreathPartnerstinePublic Inc.Childhood friends Christian Darbyshire and Andy McCreath had a unique idea. They believed that producing speaking engagements across Canada featuring world leaders would be a big draw from coast to coast. Using a formula of low ticket prices, large ticket volumes and high end sponsorships they have presented a wide range of speakers, including Bill Clinton, the Dalai Lama, Tony Blair, George Bush Jr. and George Bush Sr., Colin Powell, Alan Greenspan, Sara Palin and Arnold Schwarzenegger. They worked with sponsors such as CIBC, TD, Rogers, BMO, Ernst & Young and Capital One to help make their dream a reality.

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Frederick DrydenExecutive DirectorLiberty for YouthFrederick Dryden was a volunteer at youth detention centres when he realized the anger of disaffected youth was masking deep desires for better lives for themselves. He decided to help make that happen by founding Liberty for Youth in 2003. Liberty for Youth is a non-profit, charitable organization that focuses on prevention and intervention for at-risk youth. They could be in poverty, on probation, tied in with gangs or trapped in negative environments. Frederick’s 500 volunteers contribute over 15000 hours a year serving 150 youth. 87% of those in the program obtain their high school graduation diploma. Fundraising ins underway to build a residencelaunch a Social Enterprise.

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Dominic GirouxPresident and Vice ChancellorLaurentian UniversityDominic Giroux was the youngest university president in North America when appointed at age 33 to lead Laurentian, one of Canada’s two bilingual universities. Previously he was an Assistant Deputy Minister in Ontario’s ministries of Education, and Training, Colleges and Universities, where he led a team of 1,200 in 10 cities. At Laurentian, he has spearheaded leadership renewal, achieved record-level enrolment of 9,400 students, eliminated the operating deficit. It is now #1 in Canada for research among primarily undergraduate universities and about to launch a school of architecture. Our Top 40 honouree remains focused on four goals: national recognition, being a university of choice, student engagement, community responsiveness.

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Deirdre HorganExecutive Vice President & Chief Marketing OfficerIndigo Books & Music Inc. Deirdre Horgan joined Indigo Books & Music as Manager, Special Projects in 1998. Five years later she was Executive Vice President of Marketing with a team of 25 overseeing overall marketing, brand management and strategic planning for the company. Indigo has gone from red ink to sales of just under $1B with a variety of innovative programs including, Heather’s Picks, iRewards, Teen Read Awards and popular in-store events. She also helped create the Love of Reading Foundation, which has donated over $10M to 100 schools. Deirdre’s efforts resulted in Indigo & Chapters being ranked the #1 and #2 retail brands in Canada in 2008-09.

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Kyle Jeworski Vice President, Grain Merchandising & TransportationViterra Kyle Jeworski joined the Saskatchewan Wheat Pool after completing his degree in Business Administration. He has spent his entire career with the enterprise, now known as Viterra Inc. Viterra is a global agribusiness that provides premium quality food ingredients to more than 50 countries worldwide. As VP of Grain Merchandising & Transportation, Kyle manages 200 direct reports and 1500 indirect reports, as he oversees the accumulating, storing and transporting of grains across North America. He is responsible for 83 elevators, 3 ports and an extensive merchandising network that moves grain from the farm gate to clients around the world. His sales portfolio is over $3B with gross margins in excess of $400M.

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Dr. Kirsten JohnsonAssistant Professor, Faculty of Medicine, McGill UniversityFellow, Harvard Humanitarian InitiativeHarvard UniversityKirsten is an emergency room physician at two teaching hospitals. She is also the founder and director of the McGill Humanitarian Studies Initiative and one of the founding members of the Harvard Humanitarian Initiative…both Initiatives train humanitarian responders to disaster and refugee crises. Kirsten Johnson has made significant contributions to programming, policy and advocacy for populations affected by war and disaster and more specifically to those affected by gender-based violence. Her work has informed the UN Special Adviser to the Secretary-General on the Prevention of Genocide and the International Criminal Court and has received numerous honours recognizing her humanitarian work. Closer to home, she spends a quarter of the year providing medical care to Inuit and Northern Cree populations….often by twin otter.

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Nicholas JohnsonManaging Director, Co-Head Corporate FinanceFirstEnergy Capital Corp. After working for two of Canada’s larger investment dealers, Nicholas Johnson joined FirstEnergy in 1997 as an analyst. In 2006 he became one of the firm’s youngest Managing Directors and plays a key role in the evolution of FirstEnergy’s strategic and competitive positioning. Over the last 5 years Nick has personally executed over 40 M&A transactions and 150 equity financings worth $16.5B and $11B respectively, making him one of the busiest energy investment bankers in Canada. First Energy gives back....their people have donated $32M to over 500 charities and Nick is very active with the United Way.

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Kevin A. Li Managing Director, Head of Diversified Industries and Co-Head of TMT Investment BankingCIBCKevin Li started his career at CIBC World Markets then spent two years in New York with Morgan Stanley. He returned to CIBC World Markets in 2003 and is currently Managing Director and Head of Diversified Industries as well as Co-Head of Technology, Media & Telecom Investment Banking. He is the only banker running two separate investment banking groups at CIBC…and those groups have a combined total of 28 employees and account for approximately 20% of the department’s revenues. Kevin has taken a unique approach to client relationships – an approach that is being implemented across the country to provide best in class service to CIBC’s clients.

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Stewart LyonsChief Operating OfficerMobilicityStewart Lyons helped bring XM Satellite radio to Canada. He founded the company in 2001 while studying for his MBA after being called to the bar in 1998. In 2007 he was asked to lead the creation of Mobilicity, a new entrant in the Canadian wireless telecom sector. Three short years later he had led a $550M financing that launched Mobilicity in ten of Canada’s 13 largest markets. The company’s success is due to the development of a low-cost model to permit unlimited, no-contract consumer operations and innovative approaches such as outsourcing its inventory purchasing to free cash for customer acquisition. He’s brought more competition to telecommunications.

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Muhammad Mamdani Associate Professor, University of Toronto and Director, Applied Health Research Centre of the Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute of St. Michael’s HospitalAs an academic who transitioned to Pfizer Global Pharmaceuticals, Muhammad Mamdani developed a vision for an academic research institution combining the methodological rigour of academia and efficient operational approach of the commercial sector. Today he is an associate professor at the University of Toronto. He is also Director of the Applied Health Research Centre. It is a full service academic, clinical research coordination centre for Phase II through Phase IV multi-centre clinical trials and patient registries of varying size across a range of therapeutic areas. Since its launch in 2009 AHRC has designed and implemented over 40 clinical studies and obtained over $20M in funding.

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Calvin McDonaldExecutive Vice President, Conventional DivisionLoblaw Companies LimitedCalvin McDonald joined Loblaw Companies in 1992 as a part-time grocery clerk while attending university and rose steadily through the ranks until being named Executive Vice President, Conventional Format in 2010. He leads a team of over 60,000 store and head office colleagues and reports to the President and Deputy Chairman. Calvin is an innovator who built the PC online business and helped make No Frills the #1 food retailer in Ontario. He is a strong leader who has helped the organization through its significant 5 year re-organization efforts and negotiated significant cost savings by redrawing relationships with vendor.

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Duke McKenzieSenior Vice President, SalesMediative – a Yellow Pages CompanyAfter gaining experience as Director of Sales at Dealtime in New York City and Senior Sales Rep with AOL in Toronto, Duke McKenzie cofounded and was President of UPTREND Media, which was acquired last year by Mediative, a Yellow Pages Group Company. Today, Duke is Senior Vice President of Sales for Mediative, which offers contextually based online advertising programs with a groundbreaking toolkit to give clients the most value out of their digital marketing campaigns. Clients include P&G, Kellogs, McDonald’s and Rogers. His innovations in digital media and online advertising have changed the way consumers and society see advertising.

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Glori MeldrumFounder and ChairLittle WarriorsBarely out of school at 23, Glori Meldrum formed not one, but five successful businesses, including g-squared advertising and Trafik Interactive. A happily married, mother of three, Glori is also an outspoken survivor of child sexual abuse, which led her to become the founder and chairman of Little Warriors, a charity dedicated to the prevention and eventual eradication of this terrible crime. During her time with Little Warriors they have lined up $8,000,000 worth of media partnerships, created a website that’s earned over 5,000,000 hits and received over 150 requests for help and information on a daily basis. Dedicated to living a life of service, Glori makes good on her commitment to others not just through Little Warriors, but also through her frequent humanitarian missions to Africa.

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Suresh NarineProfessorTrent UniversitySuresh Narine is a world-recognized pioneer researcher using natural oils to create new bio-products which replace petro-products. Suresh Narine joined Trent University as Professor of Physics, Astronomy and Chemistry in 2009. In just 14 months he has built a 7000 sq ft., state of the art lab, assembled a research team of 12 and secured funding for on going work. That team will grow to 30 this year. He holds four patents, including the development of a method to produce shortenings, margarines and confections with zero trans-fats and also with significantly reduced saturated fatty acids, and a method to produce polyurethanes from vegetable oils.

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Michele MoscaDeputy Director, Co-founderInstitute for Quantum ComputingUniversity of WaterlooCanada Research Chair in Quantum ComputationMichele Mosca is co-founder of the Institute for Quantum Computing, an accomplished researcher and head of graduate studies in quantum information. The Institute was founded in 2002 thanks to the philanthropy of RIM President and co-CEO Mike Lazaridis, and explores the quantum universe to transform computing, communications, and sensing. Michele’s vision and leadership was critical in growing IQC into the largest facility of its kind in the world with 17 top faculty and over 100 graduate students and post doctoral researchers. The institute is projected to double in size in the next few years. Our top 40 honouree has attracted over $200M in public and private funding for the Institute. He authored a leading textbook in his field, and has won numerous honours, including being named a “leader of tomorrow.”

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Sean Patrick O’Reilly Chief Executive Officer Arcana Sean’s life long love of comic books has turned into a company that’s one of the world’s largest publishers of graphic novels. He is founder and CEO of Arcana Studio Inc, an innovative leader in developing content for various media including comics, graphic novels, video games, short-form animation, live-action shorts, toys, merchandise and feature-length films. Arcana has published over 150 original comics and books with sales of over a million units. Arcana now employs 40 people in conjunction with their animation studio Luximation, that is producing The Clockwork Girl, a stereoscopic animated feature film based on the book that Sean is producing, based on the graphic novel he wrote and published. Their work can be found in 15 different countries and seven languages around the globe and have worked with Disney, Mattel, HBO, KISS, Harper Collins and many more.

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John PoulosPresident & CEODVS Corporation John really knows how to make votes count. He founded Dominion Voting Systems Corporation in 2003. Dominion is a leading election technology and service company focusing on accessible voting processes. It offers a full range of services…from ballot printing to automated tabulation to voter registration software. The company operates in 35% of US elections making it the second largest player in that country. It has been involved in over 2000 elections in Canada, the US, UK, Philippines and Columbia. Over 70% of Canadian municipalities using automation work with Dominion as an election partner.

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Andrew ReidFounder and PresidentVision CriticalAndrew Reid used his experience in internet advertising and market research to found Vision Critical in 2000. Vision Critical is the world’s largest integrated team of researchers, respondent engagement specialists and software developers: over 500 highly trained specialists in 10 offices around the globe. In short, their technologies have helped over a third of the top 100 global brands get closer to their customers. They do it with the world’s most popular community panel platform and cutting-edge virtual reality tools. Vision Critical gives you the tools you need to make informed, business-building decisions, quickly and confidently. Clients include NASCAR, Kodak, Banana Republic, Bloomingdales, Vodaphone, and JetBlue.

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Gregory F. RobertsCEO/OwnerMary Brown’s Famous Chicken & Taters! & P.I. Enterprises GroupIn 1998 Gregory Roberts started his first business in Newfoundland with small personal loans and supplier credit. Today, P.I. Enterprises is a diverse organization made up of service, retail, real estate and hospitality companies in addition to the Mary Brown’s Famous Chicken and Taters franchise network. Greg’s total employment stands at 1150. Mary Brown’s had double digit growth during the recession and has grown to 83 restaurants in Canada. It is currently expanding into Eastern Europe, the Greater Middle East, and South America. Overall sales for P.I. Enterprises has increased 190 fold in the past 12 years as it continues to diversity.

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Angela SantiagoChief Executive OfficerThe Little Potato Company Ltd.Angela Santiago has proven that small potatoes can be big business. Angela Santiago is the President and CEO of The Little Potato Company, a grower, processor and distributor of specialty potatoes in the under 41mm category. She owns the proprietary rights to several unique little potato varieties, and has created a premium niche product used by foodservice and retail customers across Canada and in the U.S. The potatoes are washed with no peeling required and fast cooking. The company, which she founded with her father, has grown from 5 employees to a diverse and dedicated team of over 100 people from 29 countries on 5 continents.

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Bradley SchwartzSenior Vice President and General ManagerThe Much MTV GroupBell MediaBrad Schwartz launched MTV in Canada and within 3 years it was a leading multi-platform media brand, a top 15 television network, and a profitable business. Later, he merged MTV and MuchMusic to reach over 48% of all young Canadians every week, driving ratings up 15% and revenues up 10%. As Senior VP and General Manager of the Much MTV Group, Brad oversaw 300 people in sales, production, programming, digital, marketing, talent relations, finance, creative and brand partnerships. Brad was recently named Senior VP of Programming and Operations for Fuse, Madison Square Gardens’ national music television network. Brad was an executive producer of the Canada for Haiti project which raised over $27M for disaster relief.

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Leerom SegalPresident & CEOKlick Inc.Leerom Segal immigrated from Israel at age 8, started his first business at 10, sold his first business at 14 and was named Chief Technology Officer for a public company by age 16. Klick was founded in 1997. Globally, Klick’s already the largest healthcare-focused digital marketing company and it’s now expanding into new verticals. An entrepreneurial culture, rigorous hiring practices and a suite of productivity technologies, make up Klick’s unique DNA. The talented team is empowered to move faster and with higher precision using a proprietary platform that does to professional services what robotics did to manufacturing. It’s enabled Klick to sustain an impressive growth trajectory and a voluntary employee turnover rate under 3%. Recognized as Best Managed, Fastest Growing and a Best Employer…all at the same time! Klick’s recently been added to World Economic Forum’s Global Growth Companies. Klick’s ultimately proudest of the human impact of their work and in-kind donations of over $1.3 million to non-profit’s.

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Som SeifPresident & CEOClaymore Investments Inc. After a varied background in the business and financial world, including time in Investment Banking with RBC, Som Seif founded Claymore Investments in 2005. Claymore offers investment management products to both public and private markets and is best known for its line-up of Claymore Exchange Traded Funds which are publicly traded investment funds. They created a lineup of low cost, intelligent ETFs, and including innovative products on broad investment themes: water, infrastructure, silver and natural gas. Som and Claymore have grown its market share in the ETF industry to over 15%, and in 2009, one of Claymore’s products closed the largest IPO in Canada. The firm was acquired that year by US based Guggenheim Partners.

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Natasha SharpeChief Credit Risk OfficerSun Life Financial Inc.By her mid-twenties, Natasha Sharpe had 2 PhDs and her MBA. At 29 she began shaping credit and risk policies as a VP at BMO. Just last year, after an international search, our top 40 honouree was selected to be Sun Life Financial’s first-ever Chief Credit Risk Officer. She designs and implements credit policies and practices governing Sun Life’s $110 billion worldwide investment portfolio thus ensuring solidity for current and future clients. She is a trusted authority, policy strategist and counsel to the CEO and a mentor to many. As a volunteer, Natasha has a passion for community-based healthcare and is the Chair of Toronto’s Kensington Health Centre.

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Andrew SmithSenior Vice PresidentCorporate Strategy and M&ABellAndrew Smith has been instrumental in executing the strategy behind the re-energized Bell Canada. He is Senior Vice President of Corporate Strategy and M&A and has led a rigorous strategy development process that has included significant strategic acquisitions, including CTV, The Source and Virgin Mobile Canada. He has built a high-impact, action-oriented corporate development team, redefining the corporate strategy operating model to leverage Bell’s front-line talent. Andrew has played a key leadership role in the company’s network infrastructure investment decisions, focused on delivering world class broadband access to Canadians in rural locations, small towns and major cities alike.

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Steve Sousa President & Chief Operating OfficerSaskTel InternationalSteve Sousa joined SaskTel International as Director of Marketing in 2000 and progressed steadily to the position of President & CEO. The company develops software solutions for some of North America’s largest telecom operators and provides consulting services around the globe. Faced with declining revenues and increased competition, Steve built a new vision of cost reduction, new product investment, non-organic growth and a new sales and marketing style. Under Steve’s direction, in 2 years new product development outstripped the previous decade’s record of innovation. Revenues have grown nearly 50% in the last two years and 2011 is on track to be a record performance.

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Marie-Pier St-HilairePresidentAFI Marie-Pier St-Hilaire has not only embraced change but has turned change and knowledge management into a profitable business. Marie-Pier St. Hilaire was just 22 when she opened AFI . She managed the company while completing her MBA and then moved it to the wider marketplace in Quebec. AFI assists individuals and organizations in their development using an integrated approach to knowledge and change management. They offer over 900 courses and specialized consulting. She added a Montreal office in 2007 and has plans to expand across Canada and internationally. AFI has grown to over 150 employees and exclusive partners.

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David VocadloAssociate Professor Department of ChemistrySimon Fraser UniversityAt Simon Fraser University, Associate Professor David Vocadlo not only leads a 15 member multi-disciplinary research team, he is also co-founder and Chief Scientific Officer of Alectos Therapeutics. Alectos is a university spin-off, a bio-pharmaceutical company dedicated to the discovery and development of innovative small-molecule therapeutics to treatserious unmet medical needs, such as Alzheimer disease and various cancers. Alectos has partnered with Merck, a global leader in neurological disease to advance its Alzheimer’s program. David holds six patents, has published over 60 peer-reviewed works and has had his work cited over 1700 times.

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Nolan WatsonPresident & CEOSandstorm Gold Ltd. & Sandstorm Metals & Energy Ltd. Nolan Watson helped create the largest silver company in the world as the first employee of Silver Wheaton in 2005, and in that role became the youngest CFO of a multi-billion dollar New York Stock Exchange Listed Company, in world, at the age of 26. Four years later he became President and CEO of Sandstorm Gold and later Sandstorm Metals & Energy, which have a combined market cap of $400M and have a returned 125% to investors in 18 months. Sandstorm Gold and Sandstorm Metals & Energy are mining finance companies. They make upfront cash payments to companies with advanced-stage mines in return for a percentage of the commodity produced during the mine’s life. His goal is to make Sandstorm the largest, most profitable, best-managed commodity finance firm in the world. At age 24 Nolan founded Nations Cry, which is building and operating schools in Sierra Leone, Africa.

Since 1995, Canada's Top 40 Under 40 has selected and saluted the best and the brightest in Canadian Business and Social Services from coast to coast.

Celebrating our 15th year, this is the pre-eminent business award for young achievers under the age of 40. Over 600 outstanding individuals have now been honoured!

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