Boardroom Media (CFO News)
At CFO (Boardroom Media) we track over 1,000,000 startups and over 5,000,000 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 Toronto based CFO’ operating in the Manufacturing space. If you think a CFO’ is missing from this list, feel free to contact our editor on [email protected]
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.
Sean Washchuk
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of CCL Industries
Sean Washchuk joined CCL in 2011 as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of CCL Industries Inc. Throughout his career, Washchuk has served in a variety of financial roles with increasing responsibility, including 11 years at Vitran Corporation Inc. as Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer and Corporate Controller. Prior to Vitran, Washchuk was Controller for Nexcycle Plastics and acquired auditing experience at PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP. An accomplished CFO, Washchuk has extensive experience in corporate financial reporting, tax, treasury, international financing structures and acquisitions. Washchuk is a Chartered Accountant and graduated from Brock University with an Honours Bachelor of Accounting degree.
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About CCL Industries: CCL is the largest label company in the world and provides innovative solutions.
Kevin O’Neil
President & CFO of 360insights
Prior to joining 360, Kevin was the COO/CFO of Scalar Decisions, a Toronto-based IT solutions business and #21 on Profit fast growing businesses, where he provided operational and financial leadership over a period of very rapid growth. He was formerly President and COO of dna13 Inc, an Ottawa-based Saas software company where he led the Company through a successful divestiture to CNW, Canada’s leading newswire business. Kevin is also a founding partner of Sapient Capital Partners, a financial advisory firm, involved with mergers and acquisitions activity and corporate finance, and serves clients in a variety of businesses. From 2000 to 2005, Kevin was President and Chief Executive Officer of World Vintners Inc., which grew to be the largest retailer of consumer made wine in the world and is also a Chartered Accountant and Chartered Business Valuator.
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About 360insights, Sapient Capital Partners: 360insightsprovides a SaaS-based platform that enables manufacturers and distributors to manage their incentives programs.
Mandeep Chawla
Chief Financial Officer of Celestica
As Chief Financial Officer, Mandeep Chawla is responsible for overseeing Celestica’s accounting, financial and investor relations functions in order to protect and enhance the company’s shareholder value. Since joining Celestica in 2010, Mandeep has held progressively senior roles in the Finance organization, most recently as Senior Vice President Finance. Prior to joining Celestica, Mandeep held Finance positions with MDS Inc., now Nordion Inc., a health science company; Earth Tech Canada, a subsidiary of Tyco International; and General Electric. Mandeep holds a Master of Finance degree from Queen’s University and Bachelor of Commerce degree from McMaster University. Mandeep is a Certified Management Accountant.
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About Celestica: Celestica is dedicated to building solid partnerships and providing flexible solutions to enable their customers’ success.
Laura Carr
CFO of Dunelm
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About Dunelm: Dunelm is the UK’s home furnishing retailers. Shop for bedding, curtains, furniture, beds, and mattresses.
Carlos Vicens
Chief Financial Officer of Neo Lithium
Vicens previously worked as Vice President in Scotiabank’s Investment Banking Mining team and participated in over $10B of M&A transactions and well over $5B in equity and debt issuances. Mr. Vicens is founding member and Director of Lemuria Royalties Corp, a private royalty & streaming company. Mr. Vicens obtained his Bachelors of Arts degree in Finance & General Management from Universidad Metropolitana and his MBA from the Richard Ivey School of Business.
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About Neo Lithium: Neo Lithium Corp is quickly becoming the most prominent new name in lithium brine exploration by virtue of its quality team and project.
Joe Ricci
Vice President & CFO of Firan Technology Group
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About Firan Technology Group: North American manufacturer of high technology printed circuit boards and precision illuminated display systems.
Ed Mattei
Chief Financial Officer of Mircom
Ed is a Chartered Accountant (Ontario) and also holds a Masters of Business Administration from Wilfrid Laurier University. With greater than 20 years of progressive business experience, Ed’s previous professional experiences also included executive roles in corporate development and corporate taxation.
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About Mircom: Mircom is a global designer, manufacturer and distributor of Intelligent Building Solutions.
Ed Mattei
Chief Financial Officer of Mircom
Ed is a Chartered Accountant (Ontario) and also holds a Masters of Business Administration from Wilfrid Laurier University. With greater than 20 years of progressive business experience, Ed’s previous professional experiences also included executive roles in corporate development and corporate taxation.
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About Mircom: Mircom is a global designer, manufacturer and distributor of Intelligent Building Solutions.
David Long
Chief Financial Officer of BioVectra
David Long is the Chief Financial Officer of BioVectra. He has over 30 years of experience in Finance and IT leadership, including the CDMO space. He obtained an MBA in Finance and International Business from Dalhousie University.
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About BioVectra: BioVectra offers contract development and manufacturing capacity for intermediates and active pharmaceutical ingredients.
Mark Leung
CFO of Aereus Technologies
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About Aereus Technologies: Aereus is a pioneer in the global metallic antimicrobial coating industry.
Mark Leung
CFO of Aereus Technologies
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About Aereus Technologies: Aereus is a pioneer in the global metallic antimicrobial coating industry.
