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At CEO (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 Canada based CEO’ operating in the Transportation space. If you think a CEO’ 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.
Jean-Jacques Ruest
Founder, President & Chief Executive Officer of Canadian National Railway
Jean-Jacques Ruest is the Founder, President & Chief Executive Officer of Canadian National Railway & he attended University of Michigan Business School in 2001.
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About Canadian National Railway: Canadian National Railway offers integrated shipping solutions like rail, intermodal, trucking, freight forwarding, and more.
Richard Cao
Founder & CEO of Roll
Richard Cao is the CEO of Roll Technologies Inc.
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About Roll: Roll offers smart mobility solutions by providing dock-less electric scooter and bike share services to cities and campuses.
Mark Ang
CEO & Co-Founder of Bolt
Mark Ang has taken a route less traveled and have worn many hats. As a result, he brings a multi-disciplinary perspective to business problems. He leverages his extensive background in project management and the management of large capital projects to make operations more effective and efficient.
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About Bolt: Bolt facilitates the pickup, storage, and return of customer belongings on schedule.
Kurtis McBride
Co-Founder, CEO of Miovision Technologies
Kurtis McBride is CEO and Co-founding member at Miovision Technologies in 2005.Miovision was incorporated to commercialize research conducted at the University of Waterloo in the area of computer vision. As the CEO, Kurtis has been fortunate to work alongside a team of extremely dedicated, bright people. He has worked alongside numerious parts of the business including, sales management, product management/design and marketing.
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About Miovision Technologies: Miovision Technologies is a Canadian company that uses computer vision and AI to help cities streamline traffic management.
Ian L. Edwards
President & CEO of SNC Lavalin
Ian L. Edwards is President, Infrastructure at SNC-Lavalin. Appointed to this role in April 2015, Mr. Edwards leads 6,500 employees within SNC-Lavalin’s global Infrastructure and related businesses, this includes: Infrastructure Engineering, Infrastructure Construction, and Operations & Maintenance business units. He has over 30 years of experience delivering complex infrastructure projects and leading businesses in many sectors and across a dozen countries. Mr. Edwards joined SNC-Lavalin in 2014 after six years in senior roles with the Leighton Group. In 2012, he became Managing Director, Leighton Asia, India and Offshore, where he led a diverse business of 20,000 employees spanning the construction, infrastructure, oil and gas and mining sectors in 14 countries. For four years prior to this, Mr. Edwards was Executive General Manager, Leighton Asia Limited, where he secured sustainable, year-on-year business growth and significantly enhanced shareholder returns. Mr. Edwards holds Higher and Ordinary Certificates in Civil Engineering from Lancashire University in the United Kingdom. He is an incorporated Member of the Chartered Institute of Building, a Fellow of the Institution of Civil Engineers, and Fellow of the Hong Kong Institution of Engineers.
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About SNC Lavalin: SNC-Lavalin is an engineering and construction group.
Neil Bruce
President & Chief Executive Officer of SNC Lavalin
Neil Bruce has been President & CEO and a member of the Board of Directors of SNC-Lavalin since October 5, 2015. He has over 30 years of experience in the oil & gas, mining, energy and infrastructure industries, leading global businesses, designing strategic acquisitions that build shareholder value, and growing longstanding relationships with government, industry bodies and clients around the world. During Mr. Bruce’s time as President & CEO, SNC-Lavalin has grown from approximately 35,000 employees to over 50,000, with a market capitalization of approximately C$10 billion and annual revenues of C$12 billion. He has established SNC-Lavalin as one of the world’s largest full-service providers to the energy, infrastructure and resources industries and a true Canadian global champion. Mr. Bruce is a Chartered Marine Architect and holds a Master’s Degree, both from Newcastle University. He is also an Honorary Professor at Aberdeen Business School at Robert Gordon University, where he was awarded an honorary degree of Doctor of Business Administration. He is also a fellow of both the Energy Institute and the Institute of Directors based in the UK, from whom he was awarded the Director Award for Developing Young People in 2008.
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About SNC Lavalin: SNC-Lavalin is an engineering and construction group.
Jay Walder
President & Chief Executive Officer of 8D Technologies
Jay Walder has more than 30 years of international experience in public transportation, including senior roles at three of the world’s largest transit systems. Most recently, Walder was the Chief Executive Officer of the MTR Corporation in Hong Kong. MTR is regarded as one of the world’s leading railway operators, with an integrated approach to rail transport and property. Walder led the company to build on its success in its home base of Hong Kong with a growing portfolio of rail and property related operations in the Mainland of China, Europe and Australia. Previously, Walder was the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) in New York and Managing Director of Finance and Planning at Transport for London (TfL). Walder has also served as a Partner at McKinsey & Company, where he lead the firm’s global infrastructure practice and was a Lecturer in Public Policy at the Harvard Kennedy School. Jay Walder holds a Bachelor of Science from the State University of New York at Binghamton, Harpur College, and a Master in Public Policy from the Kennedy School at Harvard University. Walder has also served as a member of the Executive Board of the International Association of Public Transport (UITP) and as a member of the Executive Committee of the American Public Transit Association. Jay’s favorite place to ride is the Brooklyn Bridge very early in the morning or late at night.
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About 8D Technologies, Motivate, Waltz: 8D is a world leader in the development of the most advanced, intelligent wireless, Machine-to-Machine (M2M), multi-function point of POS.
Max Tremaine
CEO and Co-Founder of Sherpa
Max Tremaine is the CEO and Co-founder of Sherpaº.
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About Sherpa: Sherpa is a travel tech company that allows travel companies to build travel requirements into their products.
Kristoffer Vik Hansen
CEO & Co Founder of Spare
Kristoffer is CEO of Spare where they are creating the next wave of transit software that will help shift transit agencies into on-demand and autonomous vehicles. With current customers such as Dallas Area Rapid Transit, Toyota, and Mitsubishi, Spare is well on its way to being a major player in the on-demand world. Recently Spare raised $6M from the Mitsubishi Corporation.
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About Spare: Our mission is to accelerate the shift to efficient and autonomous mobility
LP Maurice
Co-Founder & CEO of Busbud
LP Maurice is the CEO & Co-founder of Busbud, an e-commerce startup focused on intercity bus travel that makes it easy to book bus tickets in 80+ countries. Busbud was named one of the 3 most innovative companies in Canada in 2014 according to PwC. LP holds an MBA from Harvard University, a Master’s degree in Corporate Law from the University of Montreal and a Bachelor’s degree in Finance from HEC Montreal.
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About Busbud: Busbud is a mobile app and platform that connects passengers to bus operators.
Ali Maserrat
Founding President & CEO of Peykyab
‘Entrepreneurial finance graduate with business development experience in an IT commercial environment.’ With a passion to work within the Sales and financial industry and a proven track record of successfully managing deal negotiation and digital marketing projects for a range of Corporate and personal clients. I have the skills and knowledge to build lasting business relationships, clearly define requirements and deliver outstanding results within any organisation. I’m experienced in Leadership, negotiations and ability to work in fast past IT environment.
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About Peykyab: Faster, Reliable and Traceable Courier service.
Mark Maydaniuk
Chief Executive Officer of AVMAX Group
Mark Maydaniuk started his aviation career working as legal counsel to a major international Airport Authority, and oversees the legal affairs of Avmax, as well as maintaining a strong focus on business development to support the continued growth of the Avmax operations. Mr. Maydaniuk is also the Compliance Office for Avmax, and sits on several aviation related boards. He obtained his law degree in Canada in 2006, and has a wide breadth of experience in the legal field, and maintains his law license in the Province of Alberta and Manitoba, as well as belonging to the Alberta Bar Association, American Bar Association and International Bar Association. Mr. Maydaniuk founded the in house legal department for Avmax, and draws upon his previous experience as an entrepreneur and private business owner in an increasingly business focused role. Since starting at Avmax, Mr. Maydaniuk has handled all legal affairs for Avmax, which includes negotiating and document purchase and sale of aircraft, leases, parts and maintenance agreements, airline agreements, as well as ensuring regulatory, corporate governance and legal compliance. In addition to directing the workflow within the legal department, Mr. Maydaniuk also directs outside counsel on specific projects. Recently, he was also promoted to the role of Vice President Business Development, drawing upon his entrepreneurial experience and negotiation skills to unlock new market opportunities and pursue major initiatives for Avmax in support of taking Avmax operations and profits to the next level and continue the impressive growth of the company.
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About AVMAX Group: AVMAX Group is a diverse company offering product and service related to aviation.
Muhammad Sami
President & CEO of Skyplan Services
Muhammad Sami is President and CEO at Skyplan Services Ltd.
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About Skyplan Services: Skyplan Inc. is a global provider of flight operations support services to airlines, corporate aircraft operators, and public.
Mike Allan
President & CEO of Routeique
Mike has been building and running successful technology companies since he was a wee lad. Now a little older and wiser, he’s figured out how to surround himself with great people and get out of their way.
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About Routeique: Routeique is a logistics and supply chain company that aligns partners to enable data and product to flow and improve profitability.
Ron deBruyne
Founder & CEO of Helm Operations
As the founder of Helm (formerly Edoc), Ron has seen the company grow from a one person, one customer operation to one of the leading software suppliers to the international tug and barge industry in the world. In his role as CEO, Ron continues to manage Helm’s strategy and growth.
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About Helm Operations: Helm develops software for the commercial maritime industry.
Fraser Atkinson
Founder, CEO, Chairman, and Director of GreenPower Motor Company
Fraser Atkinson is the Founder, CEO, Chairman, and Director at GreenPower Motor Company.He attended The University of British Columbia in 1975.
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About GreenPower Motor Company: GreenPower Motor Company develops electric powered vehicles for commercial markets.
Vince Cifani
Founder and CEO of Joyride
Vince Cifani is the Founder and CEO at Joyride.
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About Joyride: Joyride is the world’s leading micromobility platform.
Sebastien Gendron
Founder & CEO of TransPod
Co-Founder & CEO TransPod Inc.
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About AFNOR, La French Tech, TransPod: TransPod Inc. is a company dedicated to bringing the Hyperloop to reality.
David Winterstein
CEO of Velocia
David Winterstein is an experienced leader in the Mobility & Tech industry, with a passion for all things mobility. This is his 3rd start-up in the mobility space; all centered around improving how people move around cities. Velocia is an open loyalty network for urban mobility, creating an ecosystem where users of mobility services can be rewarded by Mobility Service Providers and other Mobility Stakeholders for Smart Mobility behaviors related to their daily commutes. Prior to founding Velocia, David was the General Manager of the carpooling app, BlancRide, and Strategic Advisor to Nekso, a LATAM taxi-hailing application. Nekso was recently selected by taxi companies and unions in Mexico as their application of choice. David started his career in Finance, working for 9 years across HR Strategy and Commercial and Corporate Banking with BMO Bank of Montreal. David earned his Bachelor of Commerce Degree from Ryerson University and his Executive MBA from NorthWestern University.
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About Velocia: Velocia is a loyalty platform to reward smart mobility choices that are safe, efficient and which reduce congestion in our cities.
Michael Carr
CEO of Amgine Technologies
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About Amgine Technologies, HelloGbye: Amgine is a digital automation platform for the managed business travel market.
Casey Binkley
Founder & CEO of Movia
An entrepreneur at heart, Casey leads the company by offering strong strategic guidance and managing the day to day operations. Prior to establishing HaulerAds, Casey was the Co Founder of Axle Plastic Inc., an innovative leader in the world home brewing market where he made his first successful venture exit. Casey brings strong sales expertise with his experience as Sales Manager at Eco Energy Home Services Inc. He achieved early success in his career, acting as the founder of two start-ups prior to graduating including the Atlantic Eco-Expo and Ready Set Recycle. Casey received his Bachelor of Management Degree at Dalhousie University majoring in Entrepreneurial Studies and Environmental Studies.
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About Movia: Bringing impression analytics and retargeting abilities to truckside advertising – for OOH campaigns that outperform traditional.
Marc-Antoine Ducas
Founder & CEO of Netlift
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About Mobilogie, Netlift: Netlift is a real-time, intermodal carpooling platform that helps daily commuters travel easier.
Sam Vermette
Co-Founder & CEO of Transit
Sam is the creator of The Transit App, born in Canada. He is obsessed with user interaction and has spent time crafting websites, physical products, and mobile apps always in hope of making a difference in people’s everyday lives. He believes that design is at the core of any business that wants to make this world a better place.
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About Transit: Transit is a mobile app intended to help its users navigate their cities.
Jonathan Underwood
Founder, CEO of DINGBOT
Jonathan is a hydrographic surveyor and graduate from Dalhousie in Marine Biology and NSCC in Marine Mapping. His interest in electronics and robotics, and their potential to impact marine surveying sparked the creation of Dingbot. As a lifelong sailor he is infusing his passion for the water into this business, and confident in what he and the team can deliver.
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About DINGBOT: DINGBOT simplify the collection and mining of data in marine environments with our emissions free robotic boats.
Hamid Akbari
CEO of Blanc Labs
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About Blanc Labs: Innovative digital solutions
Sunil Sharma
Co-founder & CEO of Flyout
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About Flyout: SaaS for next generation of online and corporate travel powered by AI
Alex Ramirez-Serrano
Founder & CEO of 4Front Robotics
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About 4Front Robotics: 4Front Robotics is an Unmanned Vehicle Systems (UVS) firm specializing in the development, deployment and custom service provider.
Golden Zhang
Co-CEO of 4Front Robotics
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About 4Front Robotics: 4Front Robotics is an Unmanned Vehicle Systems (UVS) firm specializing in the development, deployment and custom service provider.
Marc Kuo
Founder & CEO of Routific
Marc Kuo is Founder & CEO at Routific.
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About Routific: Routific is a route optimization solution that helps delivery businesses plan more efficient routes, saving them time and up to 40% on fuel.
Aman Dhaliwal
CEO and Founder of Quest Limos
Born and Raised in India, Moved to Canada in 2010
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About Quest Limos: With Quest Limos make your journey like never before.
Thanos Kaponeridis
President & Chief Executive Officer of Aerosoft systems
Thanos Kaponeridis founded AeroSoft Systems Inc. in 1997. He has been an information systems professional since 1978. Mr. Kaponeridis also founded another Canadian systems consulting practice in 1988. Since 1992, Mr. Kaponeridis has dedicated his career to the civil aviation industry. He has been a member of the ATA/TICC Text Working Group in the 1994-2000 timeframe. Mr. Kaponeridis has directed development and implementation of major digital-document systems projects for Bombardier Aerospace between 1992 and 1997. Mr. Kaponeridis holds a B.Ap.Sc., Industrial Engineering from the University of Toronto (1976) and a M.Sc. in Human Factors / Ergonomics from the University of London, England (1978).
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About Aerosoft systems: Aerosoft systems are developing systems for maintenance and engineering applications for commercial aviation.
Nick Paoliello
CEO of P4P Marketing
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About P4P Marketing: Technology leader providing marketing, video survey, and contact center solutions for moving companies.
