Team

His responsibility was for profitable operations, in many cases requiring turnaround efforts to return to profits, for almost 100 individual manufacturing plants. Annual sales at individual plants ranged from over $5 million to over $100 million.

He continues to demonstrate his innovative approach, as he was the founder of a marketing services company that was taken public and achieved annual sales of over $125 million.

During this time, he was also a part-time faculty member of Ryerson University. He has published many columns on effective cost management and management information systems for the graphic arts industry. 

Over the past 14 years, he was employed by RBC Royal Bank to lead national and international efforts for the effective category management. This included product and supplier rationalization and transformation activity for supply chain management for all types of print and security products and advertising channels and services. This required significant transformation for many operations in Canada and in over 17 countries where retail and other financial services are offered.

Nick has over 35 years experience in the printing industry including 20 years in various leadership roles at TC Transcontinental. As a plant GM Nick led the turnaround of several struggling plants across Western Canada before progressing to a regional role with responsibility for multiple plants. More recently as SVP Ontario & Western Canada, Nick was jointly responsible for the print division of TC and directly led initiatives in improving safety results, procurement negotiations, plant consolidations, in-sourcing of large newspaper clients, acquisitions and ongoing cost management across the national platform.

After leaving Transcontinental in 2023, Nick transitioned his manufacturing expertise to Window & Door manufacturing with Cornerstone Building Brands, taking on a 12 month project to improve operations and develop a leadership team at their Ply Gem business units in Calgary.

Nick’s approach is always based on common-sense and finding balance between the needs of employees, customers and shareholders to create long-term sustainable profitability.

Howard has held a number of senior management positions in a wide range of print communication organizations, where he has led teams to implemented improvement to EBITDA and shareholder value. 

His leadership methods have enabled smooth cultural change in organizations, as well as enthusiastic approaches to customer service, creating a “Can Do” culture.

Patrick D’Souza is an experienced COO/CEO and senior advisor with more than 40 years of global executive experience in technology, printing, manufacturing, and services. He has led complex, multi-site operations across Canada, the United States, the Middle East, and Asia, including two decades as President & CEO of Océ Canada Inc. (a Canon company) and most recently as Chief Operating Officer at Rileys Enterprise Solutions.

Patrick specializes in operational restructuring, M&A and post-merger integration, divestitures, and branch network optimization. He has a strong record of stabilizing underperforming businesses, integrating acquired companies, standardizing contracts and processes, and driving digital and workflow improvements that enhance profitability and customer experience. His background as both as an operations expert and a lawyer enables him to balance commercial objectives with disciplined governance, risk management, and regulatory compliance.

Patrick has served on several boards and committees, including, Plexxus (Director and Audit Committee member), the Canadian Printing Industries Association, the Printing Equipment Suppliers and Dealers Association (President), and the Policy Committee of Océ in the Netherlands. He holds the ICD.D designation from the Institute of Corporate Directors, has completed the Directors Education Program at the Rotman School of Management, and studied Corporate Strategy at Harvard Business School.

Having worked for one of the first consolidators in commercial print, to building an international online print company, his career won’t be complete without sharing his knowledge and assisting companies going forward. As of 2018, Dale has helped companies with mergers and acquisitions, supporting buyers and sellers through every stage of the process.

Besides his diagnostic capabilities, Gary is adept at mentoring employees so they are more effective and capable of achieving their personal, team, and business goals.

He has demonstrated the ability to quickly learn and use new skills and technologies.

A strategic thinker, he also has a strong analytical sense with a focus on finance. He understands how to get the most out of operational capacity and its role in identifying new marketing and sales growth opportunities.

Over the years, Drew has assisted other business owners through his involvement in industry peer groups and family business associations. He understands that business owners face their own unique challenges, particularly when shareholder and management transition issues come into play. Corporate governance and structured succession planning have been the key foundations of his leadership role.

Julie Anne comes with 20 years of sales, management, and ownership experience. She has built a versatile skill set led with integrity. Excelling in driving business growth and fostering team success, her business acumen cultivates meaningful connections, understanding diverse needs and delivering tailored solutions.

As a sales manager, focusing on strategic vision and a collaborative leadership style, Julie Anne has guided teams to exceed targets and achieve individual and collective results. Through ownership, contributing to short and long-term strategic goals, and devising execution plans, she helps to level-up the business as a whole. With high organizational prowess, she has championed seamless operations and efficiency workflows, optimizing resources for maximum productivity. Together, these skills form the cornerstone of her professional abilities, enabling her to thrive in dynamic environments and deliver exceptional outcomes.

Nicky has had a successful leadership career with North American print and publishing organizations (Quebecor World, Transcontinental), in roles spanning production technology, operations management, digital media, and more.

Morris is a results-oriented financial executive with extensive experience in both corporate and operating financial roles in public and private companies. While with a large Canadian public company, Morris developed expertise in Financing, taxation and mergers and acquisitions. 

He has held senior roles with a number of printers where the primary objectives were to reduce costs, improve productivity, acquire, or divest and re-finance the businesses. As SVP, Operations, and COO of an advertising business, he managed the integration of multiple agencies, both physically and culturally.

Having worked for over 48 years for market-leading companies such as Heidelberg Druckmaschinen, Hewlett-Packard, and most recently Baumer hhs, Don is a self-starter with a proven track record of developing new business and increasing sales with established customers while identifying opportunities with new accounts. A versatile team player with the ability to deliver consistent results, he excels in communication, organization, and problem-solving.

Mike has developed a vast amount of experience helping dozens of companies with Business Succession Planning. From assisting with the transition between family generations, to recruiting senior executives positioned to take over the day-to-day activities of the business or sourcing a suitable partner to acquire the company. Mike has a keen needs assessment aptitude that will help discover the most appropriate solution to your personal business goals.

Chris is a print sales and marketing leader with 40+ years of experience. Based in the US, he has personally sold and led selling teams across the entire spectrum of printed products and services. As a sales leader, he has led national and regional teams. Individually, he has sold and implemented large complex client programs with great success.

In addition to sales and marketing, Chris has experience in M&A projects both as a seller and buyer. His insights into sales effectiveness and client relationships have proven invaluable to those he has served.

His greatest strengths lie in people development and strategy. Chris takes great pride in helping sales executives get the best out of themselves for their personal benefit and the benefit of their company. His deep experience in the industry, combined with his breadth of products and services, gives him a keen perspective to identify and close new opportunities.

With over 25 years of professional talent management experience, Alan provides his clients with a unique and innovative approach to human capital recruitment and assessment. As part of his business model, Alan has helped numerous Global organizations recruit cross-functional senior leaders as well as full technology and operations teams. Prior to launching his firm over 10 years ago, he spent several years as a Senior Partner with a leading global boutique firm. Over the course of his career, Alan has successfully completed a multitude of senior-level assignments for a cross-section of organizations, large and small, often with diverse and complex requirements.

Earlier in his career, Alan was Head of Business Development for a leading provider of information services. In this business, he played a key role in developing successful relationships with channel partners and clients in the financial services and technology sectors. Alan began his career in corporate communications with a prominent public affairs firm based in Washington, D.C., where he focused on corporate and governmental advocacy campaigns.

Alan received his Bachelor of Arts in American Studies from McGill University, a MA in Public Communications & Policy from American University in Washington D.C., and studied Advanced Graduate Management at Athabasca University. Alan is a past member of the Autism Speaks Canada funding committee and has been actively involved in a number of community based initiatives. He is also a Volunteer Responder with the Toronto Crisis Center.