Never has this celebration of Atlantic Canada’s corporate leadership excellence been so poignant, or so necessary. In the fiscal blackout that 2009 was for much of the world, this region shone with business integrity and accomplishment. When the world panicked, our leaders were calm. Where others quit, they persevered. When traditional markets failed, they found success elsewhere. And when thousands of others closed up shop and went home in defeat, this crowd kept the lights on and the economy humming.
The Top 50 CEOs are the epitome of every adjective ever ascribed to corporate accomplishment: innovative, determined, resilient, insightful, visionary and more. Tired and hyperbolic though such cliches often are, in this instance and under these circumstances, they are as fresh as the day they were first penned. So much so in fact, that it’s worth noting that this was the most difficult year yet for Top 50 CEO selection. Not because of a dearth of eligible candidates, but for their abundance. To paraphrase the Judges, it was a truly formidable field of nominees.
Atlantic Business Magazine would like to offer its sincere congratulations to everyone who participated. There are no losers with these awards. Whether you were selected for Top 50 status or not, your efforts have guaranteed Atlantic Canada’s economic win.
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| Nova Scotia Award Winners (28) | |||
| Jamie Baillie | President & CEO | Credit UnionAtlantic | Halifax |
| Rob Bennett | President & CEO | Nova Scotia Power Inc. | Halifax |
| Charles Cartmill | President & CEO | LED Roadway Lighting Ltd. | Halifax |
| C-Vision Ltd. | |||
| Peter Conlon | President & CEO | Nautel Limited | Hackett's Cove |
| Dr. J. Colin Dodds | President & Vice-Chancellor | Saint Mary's University | Halifax |
| Wadih Fares | President & CEO | WM Fares Group | Halifax |
| Malcolm Fraser | President | ISL web marketing and development | Halifax |
| Bert Frizzell | President & CEO | The Shaw Group Limited | Halifax |
| Richard Homburg | Chairman & CEO | Homburg Invest Inc. | Halifax |
| Dianne Kelderman | President | Atlantic Economics | Truro |
| CEO | Nova Scotia Co-operative & Credit Union Council | ||
| Ron Lovett | President & Owner | RFL Group of Companies | Halifax |
| Stephen Lund | President & CEO | Nova Scotia Business Inc. | Halifax |
| Nancy MacCready-Williams | CEO | Workers' Compensation Board of Nova Scotia | Halifax |
| Dr. Joan McArthur-Blair | President & CEO | Nova Scotia Community College | Dartmouth |
| Anne McGuire | President & CEO | IWK Health Centre | Halifax |
| Carole-Ann Miller | President | Maple Trade Finance Inc. | Halifax |
| Bret Mitchell | President & CEO | The Nova Scotia Liquor Corporation | Halifax |
| Steve Murphy | Senior VP, Atlantic Provinces Division | Bank of Montreal | Halifax |
| Sean Murray | President & CEO | Advocate Printing and Publishing Company Ltd. | Pictou |
| Sean Stephen O'Regan | President & CEO | O'Regan's | Dartmouth |
| Phil Otto | President & CEO | Revolve | Bedford |
| Stephen Plummer | President & CEO | I.M.P. Group International Inc. | Halifax |
| Christine Power | President & CEO | Capital District Health Authority | Halifax |
| Robbie Shaw | President & CEO | IWK Health Centre Charitable Foundation | Halifax |
| Rob Sobey | President & CEO | Lawtons Drugs | Dartmouth |
| Josef (Jim) Spatz | Chairman & CEO | Southwest Properties Ltd. | Halifax |
| Rob Steele | President & CEO | Newfoundland Capital Corporation | Dartmouth |
| Ian Wilson | President | Wilson Fuel Co. Ltd. | Halifax |
| Newfoundland and Labrador (12) | |||
| Cathy Bennett | CEO | Bennett Group of Companies | St. John's |
| Ken Bennett | President | The Johnson Corporation | St. John's |
| Rick Burt | Senior Vice President | (VIHAG) | St. John’s |
| General Manager | Cougar Helicopters Inc. | ||
| Allison Chaytor-Loveys | CEO | Newfoundland and Labrador Credit Union Ltd. | St. John's |
| Frank Coleman | President & CEO | Coleman Group of Companies; | St. John’s |
| Humber Valley Paving; Humber Valley Asphalt and Aggregates | |||
| Bernard Collins | President | PF Collins International Trade Solutions | Corner Brook |
| Nora M. Duke | President & CEO | Fortis Properties | St. John's |
| Christopher Hickman | Chairman & CEO | Marco Group of Companies | St. John's |
| Captain Sidney Hynes | Executive Chairman | Oceanex Inc. | St. John's |
| Karl Kenny | President & CEO | Marport Deep Sea Technologies Inc. | St. John's |
| Earl Ludlow | President & CEO | Newfoundland Power Inc. | St. John's |
| Stephen Winter | President & CEO | Newfoundland Labrador Liquor Corporation | St. John's |
| New Brunswick (6) | |||
| Michelle Carinci | President & CEO | Atlantic Lottery Corporation | Moncton |
| Rayburn Doucett | President & CEO | Belledune Port Authority | Belledune |
| Pierre-Yves Julien | President & CEO | Medavie Blue Cross | Moncton |
| Barry Kyle | CEO | Industrial Rubber Company Ltd. | Bathurst |
| Terry Malley | President & CEO | Malley Industries Inc. | Dieppe |
| Donald Peters | President & CEO | Horizon Health Network | Miramichi |
| Prince Edward Island (4) | |||
| Ron Keefe | President & CEO | BioVectra Inc. | Charlottetown |
| John (Jack) Kelly | President | Bulk Carriers (P.E.I.) Limited | Cornwall |
| Dr. Brian McMillan | President | Holland College | Charlottetown |
| Brian Thompson | President | Vector Aerospace Engine Services- Atlantic | Summerside |