“You can be the smartest scientist or make a lot of money, but if you are not involved in the community or helped someone grow and develop, you are not going to be in the Top 40,” says Avo Oudabachian, partner, The Caldwell Partners International. (Christinne Muschi for The Globe and Mail)
Canada’s Top 40 Under 40 model community spirit
Going above and beyond is ‘normal’ for 2010’s award recipients
Steve Sousa, 39: brings Saskatchewan telecom to the world
President and chief operating officer, SaskTel International, Regina
Natasha Sharpe, 39: manages risk in a volatile world
Chief credit risk officer, Sun Life Financial Inc., Toronto
Gregory Roberts, 38: took a 'rural business' international
CEO/Owner, Mary Brown’s Famous Chicken & Taters!, and P.I. Enterprises Group, Grand Falls-Windsor
About Top 40 Under 40
Established in 1995 by Doug Caldwell, the Top 40 Under 40 awards annually celebrate the achievements of young Canadians. In whittling down the nominees to the final honorees, Caldwell Partners International and members of an independent advisory board give equal weighting to five categories: vision and leadership; innovation and achievement; impact; growth and development; and community work. The awards honour recipients for their roles and ages in 2010, and are this year sponsored by WestJet and The Globe and Mail.
Meet 2009's winners
The Top 40 Under 40 awards are a veritable Who's Who of Canadian achievement
