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Five-time Top 50 CEO award winners are inducted into Atlantic Business Magazine’s Top 50 CEO Hall of Fame. In addition to this permanent recognition of their ongoing commitment to corporate leadership excellence, Hall of Famers volunteer their time to judge the Top 50 CEO nominations.

2024

Greg Roberts

Entrepreneur

MB International Brands
Conception Bay South, N.L.
2024 HALL OF FAME INDUCTEE

Rosalyn Hyslop

Co-CEO

Mrs. Dunster's (1996) Inc.
Sussex, N.B.
2024 HALL OF FAME INDUCTEE

Joseph Hickey

Founder & President

ROCK Networks
Dartmouth, N.S.
2024 HALL OF FAME INDUCTEE

Dean Shea

President & CEO

The Shea Group of Companies
Dartmouth, N.S.
2024 HALL OF FAME INDUCTEE

Dr. Erik Klein

CEO

Town Health Solutions
Hampton, N.B.
2024 HALL OF FAME INDUCTEE

Jeremy Andrews and Adam Keating

Co-Founder & CTO and Co-Founder & CEO

CoLab
St. John's, N.L.
2024 HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES

Greg Poirier

CEO

CloudKettle
Halifax, N.S.
2024 HALL OF FAME INDUCTEE

Ashwin Kutty

President & CEO

WeUsThem Inc.
Halifax, N.S.
2024 HALL OF FAME INDUCTEE

Justin Ghosn

CEO & Director

GCORP
Halifax, N.S.
2024 HALL OF FAME INDUCTEE

Saeed El-Darahali

President & CEO

SimplyCast Interactive Marketing Ltd.
Dartmouth, N.S.
2024 HALL OF FAME INDUCTEE

Laurel Broten

CEO

Invest in Canada
Halifax, N.S.
2024 HALL OF FAME INDUCTEE

Cheryl Hickman

General & Artistic Director

Opera on the Avalon
St. John's, N.L.
2024 HALL OF FAME INDUCTEE

2023

Mark Beal

CEO

Maritime Pride Eggs
Amherst, N.S.
2023 HALL OF FAME INDUCTEE

Dov Bercovici

President & CEO

The Discovery Centre
Halifax, N.S.
2023 HALL OF FAME INDUCTEE

Bill Hennessey

Managing Director: Colliers East, CEO: Platinum Atlantic Realty, President: FiveFive Developments, Canvas Hotel & Eastgate Developments, Partner: CASA House

Moncton, N.B.
2023 HALL OF FAME INDUCTEE

Keith McIntosh

CEO

PLATO Testing
Fredericton, N.B.
2023 HALL OF FAME INDUCTEE

Vivek Sood

Executive Vice President, Related Businesses

Sobeys Inc./Empire Company Limited
Dartmouth, N.S.
2023 HALL OF FAME INDUCTEE

2022

Jenny Smith

President & Executive Creative Director

Ray
St. John's, N.L.
2022 HALL OF FAME INDUCTEE

Lydia Bugden

CEO & Managing Partner

Stewart McKelvey
Halifax, N.S.
2022 HALL OF FAME INDUCTEE

Mitch Cobb

CEO

Upstreet Craft Brewing
Charlottetown, P.E.I.
2022 HALL OF FAME INDUCTEE

Greg Hemmings

Founder & CEO

Hemmings House Pictures Ltd.
Saint John, N.B.
2022 HALL OF FAME INDUCTEE

2021

Dallas Mercer

President & CEO

DALLAS MERCER CONSULTING INC. (DMC)
MOUNT PEARL, N.L.
2021 HALL OF FAME INDUCTEE

Charlene Brophy

CEO

FONEMED
ST. JOHN'S, N.L.
2021 HALL OF FAME INDUCTEE

Blair & Rosalyn Hyslop

Co-CEOs

MRS. DUNSTERS (1996) INC.
SUSSEX, N.B.
2021 HALL OF FAME INDUCTEE

Pat Whalen

Chairman & CEO

LUMINULTRA TECHNOLOGIES LTD.
FREDERICTON, N.B.
2021 HALL OF FAME INDUCTEE

2020

John Atkins

President & CEO

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

Mike Timani

President & CEO

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

Ken Shea

President & CEO

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

Larry Puddister

Executive Chairman

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

Roger King

President

SUPPLEMENT KING CANADA
DARTMOUTH, N.S.

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

Gaëtan Thomas

President & CEO

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

2019

Dr. Andrew Furey

President & CEO

TEAM BROKEN EARTH
ST. PHILLIPS, N.L.
2019 HALL OF FAME INDUCTEE

Bert Hickman

President & CEO

HICKMAN AUTOMOTIVE GROUP
ST. JOHN'S, N.L.
2019 HALL OF FAME INDUCTEE

Brent Scrimshaw

President & CEO

ATLANTIC LOTTERY CORPORATION
MONCTON, N.B.
2019 HALL OF FAME INDUCTEE

Michael Whittaker

President

TRUCORP INVESTMENTS INC.
TRURO, N.S.
2019 HALL OF FAME INDUCTEE

Darrell Kuhn

President & CEO

COMMUNITY CREDIT UNION OF CUMBERLAND COLCHESTER LTD.
TRURO, N.S.
2019 HALL OF FAME INDUCTEE

Allan MacIntosh

President

MARCO GROUP OF COMPANIES
DARTMOUTH, N.S.

Tom Hickey

CEO

ARCP- ATLANTIC ROAD CONSTRUCTION AND PAVING LTD.
EASTERN PASSAGE, N.S.
2019 HALL OF FAME INDUCTEE

Jennifer Gillivan

President & CEO

IWK FOUNDATION
HALIFAX, N.S.
2019 HALL OF FAME INDUCTEE

Don Bureaux

President & CEO

NOVA SCOTIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (NSCC)
HALIFAX, N.S.
2019 HALL OF FAME INDUCTEE

2018

Travis McDonough

Founder & CEO

KINDUCT TECHNOLOGIES INC.
HALIFAX, N.S.
2018 HALL OF FAME INDUCTEE

Cory Bell

President & CEO

LINDSAY CONSTRUCTION
DARTMOUTH, N.S.
2018 HALL OF FAME INDUCTEE

2017

Sean Fitzgerald

President & CEO

VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION ASSESSMENTS, INC.
VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION ASSESSMENTS (UK) DIVISION
ST. JOHN'S, N.L.
2017 HALL OF FAME INDUCTEE

Dan Merzetti

President & CEO

DSM TELECOM
HALIFAX, NOVA SCOTIA
HALL OF FAME INDUCTEE

2016

Ian Smith

CEO

CLEARWATER SEAFOODS LTD. PARTNERSHIP
BEDFORD, NOVA SCOTIA
HALL OF FAME INDUCTEE

Dr. Robert Campbell

President & Vice-Chancellor

MOUNT ALLISON UNIVERSITY
SACKVILLE, NEW BRUNSWICK
HALL OF FAME INDUCTEE

Roxanne Fairweather and David Grebenc

Co-CEOs / Co-Owners

INNOVATIA INC.
SAINT JOHN, BRUNSWICK
HALL OF FAME INDUCTEE

Donald Clow

President & CEO

CROMBIE REIT
NEW GLASGOW, NOVA SCOTIA
HALL OF FAME INDUCTEE

2015

Anne Whelan

President & CEO

SEAFAIR CAPITAL INC
ST. JOHN’S, NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR

Paul Antle

President & CEO

PLUTO INVESTMENTS INC.
ST. JOHN’S, NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR
HALL OF FAME INDUCTEE

Troy D. Northrup

President & CEO

EAST POINT INC.; SHRED GUARD INC.; KING MAZDA INC.;
HORIZON MANAGEMENT; HALDOR (1972) LTD; MULTI-LINE LEASING LTD.; INNOVATIVE RECORD SYSTEMS GROUP
SAINT JOHN, NEW BRUNSWICK
HALL OF FAME INDUCTEE

Jon D.F. Stanfield

President; Chairman & Vice President

STANFIELD’S LTD. NORTH AMERICA; PERFORMANCE APPAREL CORP.,
LONGWORTH INDUSTRIES
TRURO, NOVA SCOTIA
HALL OF FAME INDUCTEE

Brendan Paddick

Chairman & CEO

COLUMBUS INTERNATIONAL INC.; COLUMBUS COMMUNICATIONS;
COLUMBUS NETWORKS
BEDFORD, NOVA SCOTIA
HALL OF FAME INDUCTEE

Tim Moore

President & CEO

TC MOORE DEVELOPMENTS; MOORE EXECUTIVE SUITES
HALIFAX, NOVA SCOTIA
HALL OF FAME INDUCTEE

Al MacPhee

President

MACPHEE HOLDINGS LIMITED
DARTMOUTH, NOVA SCOTIA
HALL OF FAME INDUCTEE

Suzanne Bachur

President

PREMIERE EXECUTIVE SUITES
HALIFAX, NOVA SCOTIA

Doug Doucet

RCS CONSTRUCTION INC.
MILL-RIGHT WOODWORKING INC.
BEDFORD, NOVA SCOTIA
HALL OF FAME INDUCTEE

Suzanne Bachur

President

PREMIERE EXECUTIVE SUITES/ATLANTIC LTD.
HALIFAX, NOVA SCOTIA
HALL OF FAME INDUCTEE

2014

Dr. Brian McMillan

President

HOLLAND COLLEGE
CHARLOTTETOWN, P.E.I.
HALL OF FAME INDUCTEE

John F. (Jack) Kelly

President

BULK CARRIERS (P.E.I.) LTD.; JACK’S TRUCK BUS & CAR WASH INC.; WPI INC.; WPI REAL ESTATE INC.
CLYDE RIVER, PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND
HALL OF FAME INDUCTEE

Stephen R. Winter

President & CEO

NEWFOUNDLAND LABRADOR LIQUOR CORPORATION
ST. JOHN’S, NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR
HALL OF FAME INDUCTEE

Sean O’Regan

President & CEO

O’REGAN’S AUTOMOTIVE GROUP
DARTMOUTH, NOVA SCOTIA
HALL OF FAME INDUCTEE

Joseph (Joe) Randell

President & CEO

CHORUS AVIATION INC.; JAZZ AVIATION LP
DARTMOUTH, NOVA SCOTIA
HALL OF FAME INDUCTEE

Gordon Laing

President & COO

SOUTHWEST PROPERTIES LTD.; PREMIERE EXECUTIVE SUITES LTD.; BISHOP’S CELLAR
HALIFAX, NOVA SCOTIA
HALL OF FAME INDUCTEE

Barry Kyle

CEO

INDUSTRIAL RUBBER COMPANY LTD.; CT SALES LTD.; HATHEWAY NISSAN LTD.; IRC EQUIPMENT LTD.; INDUSTRIAL RUBBER LABRADOR LTD.; FFG CANADA LTD.
BATHURST, NEW BRUNSWICK
HALL OF FAME INDUCTEE

Ron Lovett

President & CEO

SOURCE SECURITY & INVESTIGATIONS, INC.
HALIFAX, NOVA SCOTIA
HALL OF FAME INDUCTEE

Peter Conlon

President & CEO

NAUTEL LIMITED
HACKETT’S COVE, NOVA SCOTIA
HALL OF FAME INDUCTEE

Dianne Kelderman

President & Owner; President & CEO

ATLANTIC ECONOMICS; THE NOVA SCOTIA CO-OPERATIVE COUNCIL
TRURO, NOVA SCOTIA
HALL OF FAME INDUCTEE

2013

Nora Duke

President & CEO

FORTIS PROPERTIES CORPORATION
ST. JOHN’S, NEWFOUNDLAND & LABRADOR
HALL OF FAME INDUCTEE

Ken Bennett

President

THE JOHNSON CORPORATION
ST. JOHN’S, NEWFOUNDLAND & LABRADOR
HALL OF FAME INDUCTEE

Christine Power

President & CEO

CAPITAL DISTRICT HEALTH AUTHORITY
HALIFAX, NOVA SCOTIA
HALL OF FAME INDUCTEE

Stephen Plummer

Group President & CEO

I.M.P. GROUP INTERNATIONAL INC.
HALIFAX, NOVA SCOTIA
HALL OF FAME INDUCTEE

Bret Mitchell

President & CEO

NOVA SCOTIA LIQUOR CORPORATION
HALIFAX, NOVA SCOTIA
HALL OF FAME INDUCTEE

Malcolm Fraser

CEO

ISL WEB MARKETING & DEVELOPMENT
HALIFAX, NOVA SCOTIA
HALL OF FAME INDUCTEE

2012

Francis McGuire

President & CEO

MAJOR DRILLING
MONCTON, NEW BRUNSWICK
Hall of Fame Inductee

Earl Ludlow

President & CEO

NEWFOUNDLAND POWER
ST. JOHN'S, NEWFOUNDLAND & LABRADOR
Hall of Fame Inductee

Frank Coleman

President & CEO

Coleman Group of Companies
Humber Valley Paving
Corner Brook, Newfoundland and Labrador
Hall of Fame Inductee

Ian Wilson

President

WILSON FUEL
HALIFAX, NOVA SCOTIA
Hall of Fame Inductee

Carole-Ann Miller

President

MAPLE TRADE FINANCE INC.
HALIFAX, NOVA SCOTIA
Hall of Fame Inductee

Bert Frizzell

CEO

THE SHAW GROUP LTD.
HALIFAX, NOVA SCOTIA
Hall of Fame Inductee

Wadih Fares

President & CEO

WM FARES GROUP
HALIFAX, NOVA SCOTIA
Hall of Fame Inductee

2011

Pierre-Yves Julien

President & CEO

MEDAVIE BLUE CROSS
MONCTON, NEW BRUNSWICK
Hall of Fame Inductee

Rob Sobey

President & CEO

LAWTONS DRUG STORES LTD.
HALIFAX, NOVA SCOTIA
Hall of Fame Inductee

Sean Murray

President & CEO

ADVOCATE PRINTING & PUBLISHING LTD.
HALIFAX, NOVA SCOTIA
Hall of Fame Inductee

Anne McGuire

President & CEO

IWK HEALTH CENTRE
HALIFAX, NOVA SCOTIA
Hall of Fame Inductee

Stephen Lund

President & CEO

NOVA SCOTIA BUSINESS INC.
HALIFAX, NOVA SCOTIA
Hall of Fame Inductee

Ray Ivany

President & Vice-Chancellor

ACADIA UNIVERSITY
HALIFAX, NOVA SCOTIA
Hall of Fame Inductee

2010

Allison Chaytor-Loveys

CEO

NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR CREDIT UNION LTD.
ST. JOHN'S, NEWFOUNDLAND & LABRADOR

Terry Malley

President & CEO

MALLEY INDUSTRIES INC.
DIEPPE, NEW BRUNSWICK
Hall of Fame Inductee

Robert Steele

President & CEO

NEWFOUNDLAND CAPITAL CORPORATION
DARTMOUTH, NOVA SCOTIA
Hall of Fame Inductee

Josef (Jim) Spatz

Chairman & CEO

SOUTHWEST PROPERTIES LTD.
HALIFAX, N.S.
Hall of Fame Inductee

Phil Otto

President & CEO

REVOLVE
BEDFORD, NOVA SCOTIA
Hall of Fame Inductee

Nancy MacCready-Williams

CEO

WORKERS’ COMPENSATION BOARD OF NOVA SCOTIA
HALIFAX, NOVA SCOTIA
Hall of Fame Inductee

Dr. J. Colin Dodds

President & Vice-Chancellor

SAINT MARY’S UNIVERSITY
HALIFAX, NOVA SCOTIA
Hall of Fame Inductee

Charles Cartmill

President & CEO

LED ROADWAY LIGHTING LTD.
HALIFAX, NOVA SCOTIA
Hall of Fame Inductee

Jamie Baillie

President & CEO

CREDIT UNION ATLANTIC
HALIFAX, NOVA SCOTIA
Hall of Fame Inductee

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