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 Advertising 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.

Stephen Devito
CFO of Marketwired
As Marketwired’s CFO, Stephen Devito oversees the Company’s worldwide finance organization with responsibility for financial reporting, tax and legal matters, investor relations, and mergers and acquisitions. He also leads the facilities and human resources teams. In conjunction with the Chief Executive Officer, Stephen is instrumental in determining the organization’s business and financial strategies. With over 13 years of financial, operational and strategic planning experience in both private and public companies, Stephen has succeeded in taking companies through rapid growth and expansion, including initial public offerings, hostile take-over bids, restructurings, and more. Stephen joined Marketwired in 2008 after leaving his post of CFO at Second Cup Royalty Income Fund (TSX: SCU.UN), the largest franchiser of specialty coffee cafés in Canada. Prior to Second Cup, Stephen held leadership roles at DWL Incorporated, a fast-growing CRM solutions company specializing in the insurance area, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, the world’s largest professional services firm and Schwartz Levitsky Feldman LLP, a mid-sized professional services firm with head offices in Toronto and Montreal. Stephen is a designated Chartered Accountant with the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Ontario and holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of Toronto.
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About BlueCat, Marketwired: Marketwired is a social communications company that provides solutions for global press release distribution and more.

Grant Malcolm
Chief Financial Officer of Eclipse Colour and Imaging
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About Eclipse Colour and Imaging: Eclipse Colour and Imaging is specialize in wide-format printing including advertising.

Richard Rivard
Chief Financial Officer of Oryx Agency
Richard Rivard is CFO at Oryx Agency.
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About Oryx Agency: Leading advertising and marketing agency with offices in Toronto, Miami and San Jose.
Sarah Alvi
Chief Financial Officer of JUICE Mobile
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About JUICE Mobile: JUICE Mobile is a mobile advertising and technology firm focused on growing and monetizing the mobile advertising market.
Grace Krigstin
CFO of SqueezeCMM
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About SqueezeCMM: Enterprise content marketing analytics.