2020 Top 50 CEO Award Winners | Atlantic Business Magazine

2020

Crown Corporation or Post-Secondary Institution

Florian Villaumé

Director

MEMORIAL CENTRE FOR ENTREPRENEURSHIP, MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY
ST. JOHN’S, N.L.

Gaëtan Thomas

President & CEO

NB POWER
FREDERICTON, N.B.
2020 HALL OF FAME INDUCTEE

Laurel Broten

President & CEO

NOVA SCOTIA BUSINESS INC.
HALIFAX, N.S.

Alaa Abd-El-Aziz

President & Vice-Chancellor

UNIVERSITY OF PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND
CHARLOTTETOWN, P.E.I.

2020

Non-Profit/Not-for-Profit or Industry Association

Andy Turnbull

CEO

NUNACOR DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION (INCLUDES KOMATIK REAL ESTATE CORPORATION, NDC FISHERIES LIMITED, KOMATIK TRAINING SOLUTIONS, ROYAL INN + SUITES)
HAPPY VALLEY-GOOSE BAY, N.L.
2020 HALL OF FAME INDUCTEE

Michelle Simms

President & CEO

GENESIS GROUP INC.
ST. JOHN’S, N.L.

Larry Shaw

CEO

IGNITE FREDERICTON, KNOWLEDGE PARK
FREDERICTON, N.B.

Krista Ross

CEO

FREDERICTON CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
FREDERICTON, N.B.

Stephen MacDonald

CEO

EFFICIENCYONE, EFFICIENCY NOVA SCOTIA, EFFICIENCYONE SERVICES
DARTMOUTH, N.S.

Cheryl Hickman

General & Artistic Director

OPERA ON THE AVALON
ST. JOHN’S, N.L.

Johanne Gallant

President & CEO

FREDERICTON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AUTHORITY
LINCOLN, N.B.

Joyce Carter

President & CEO

HALIFAX INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AUTHORITY
HALIFAX, N.S.

Dov Bercovici

President & CEO

THE DISCOVERY CENTRE / DISCOVERY CENTRE INTERNATIONAL INC.
HALIFAX, N.S.

2020

For Profit with 1-50 Employees

Jacqui Winter

CEO

HR PROJECT PARTNERS INC.
MOUNT PEARL, N.L.

Jenny Smith

President & Executive Creative Director

RAY CREATIVE AGENCY INC.
ST. JOHN’S, N.L.

Sam Sannandeji

CEO

MODEST TREE
HALIFAX, N.S.

Greg Poirier

CEO

CLOUDKETTLE
HALIFAX, N.S.

Dallas Mercer

President & CEO

DALLAS MERCER CONSULTING INC.
MOUNT PEARL, N.L.

Ashwin Kutty

President & CEO

WEUSTHEM INC.
HALIFAX, N.S.

Hans Kristensen

President & CEO

EMBRACOR MEDICAL
DIEPPE, N.B.

Joe Hickey

President & CEO

ROCK NETWORKS
DARTMOUTH, N.S.

Bill Hennessey

Managing Director

COLLIERS INT’L NB/NL, PLATINUM ATLANTIC REALTY, FIVEFIVE DEVELOPMENTS INC.
MONCTON, N.B.

Asif Hasan

CEO

SIMPTEK TECHNOLOGIES
FREDERICTON, N.B.

Jill Green

CEO

GREEN IMAGING TECHNOLOGIES INC, H2 LABORATORIES LTD.
FREDERICTON, N.B.

Justin Ghosn

CEO & Director

YELLOW CAB GCORP
HALIFAX, N.S.

Saeed El-Darahali

CEO

SIMPLYCAST INTERACTIVE MARKETING LTD.
DARTMOUTH, N.S.

Mitch Cobb

CEO

UPSTREET CRAFT BREWING, UPSTREET BBQ BREWHOUSE
CHARLOTTETOWN, P.E.I.

John Atkins

President & CEO

JAC DIGITAL MARKETING AGENCY
ST. JOHN’S, N.L.
2020 HALL OF FAME INDUCTEE

2020

For-Profit With 51-250 Employees

Pat Whalen

President & CEO

LUMINULTRA TECHNOLOGIES LTD.
FREDERICTON, N.B.

Patsy Tremblett

President & CEO

PRIMA GROUP OF COMPANIES (INCLUDES PRIMA INFORMATION SOLUTIONS INC, SEAWATCH INC., AND JAVITECH INC.)
ST. JOHN’S, N.L.

Mike Timani

President & CEO

FANCY POKKET CORPORATION
MONCTON, N.B.
2020 HALL OF FAME INDUCTEE

Jeff Squires

President & CEO

PEI BREWING COMPANY, WHITECAP ENTERTAINMENT
CHARLOTTETOWN, P.E.I.

Ken Shea

President & CEO

EAST COAST CREDIT UNION LIMITED
ANTIGONISH, N.S.
2020 HALL OF FAME INDUCTEE

Dean Shea

Owner & President

SHEA GROUP OF COMPANIES
DARTMOUTH, N.S.

Keith McIntosh

CEO

PQA TESTING, PLATO TESTING
FREDERICTON, N.B.

Michael Leonard

President & CEO

ATLANTIC CENTRAL, LEAGUE SAVINGS AND MORTGAGE COMPANY
HALIFAX, N.S.

Lilia Fraser

Owner & Treasurer

PUMP HOUSE BREWERY LTD, PUMP HOUSE BREWPUB, PIONEER ESTATES WINERY, CANDU, AND STONEFIRE DISTILLERY
MONCTON, N.B.

Charlene Brophy

President & CEO

FONEMED
ST. JOHN’S, N.L.

Mark Beal

CEO

MARITIME PRIDE EGGS / ATLANTIC EGG GROUP
AMHERST, N.S.

2020

For-Profit with 251+ Employees

Vivek Sood

Executive Vice President, Related Business

SOBEYS
DARTMOUTH, N.S.
2020 CEO OF THE YEAR

Larry Puddister

Executive Chairman

PENNECON, NEWCRETE, SMILING LAND ORGANIC FARM
ST. JOHN’S, N.L.
2020 HALL OF FAME INDUCTEE

Barry Perry

President & CEO

FORTIS INC.
ST. JOHN’S, N.L.

Denis Larocque

President & CEO

MAJOR DRILLING GROUP INTERNATIONAL INC.
MONCTON, N.B.

Roger King

President

SUPPLEMENT KING CANADA
DARTMOUTH, N.S.

Lori Kennedy

Co-Founder & Owner

LOUISBOURG SEAFOODS LTD.
LOUISBOURG, N.S.

Blair and Rosalyn Hyslop

Co-CEOs

MRS. DUNSTER’S (1996) INC.
SUSSEX, N.B.

Lydia Bugden

CEO & Managing Partner

STEWART MCKELVEY
HALIFAX, N.S.

Leah Boody

COO

NANTES CAPITAL INC. / PINEAPPLE BYTES INC.
DARTMOUTH, N.S.

2020

Startup

Amit Virmani

Founder & CEO

NAVECO POWER INC.
FREDERICTON, N.B.

Jeremy Andrews & Adam Keating

CEOs

COLAB SOFTWARE INC.
ST. JOHN'S, N.L.

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