- Steven Gunn
Stephen K. Gunn is Chairman,
Chief Executive Officer and co-Founder of Sleep Country Canada Inc. As of 2006, the company had 111 stores acrossCanada and 32 stores in the US (Sleep America ).Early life
Gunn grew up in
Montreal and Kingston. He completed an honours BSc inElectrical Engineering fromQueen's University and anMBA from theRichard Ivey School of Business (1981).Career
After university he joined
McKinsey & Company as a Management Consultant (1981-1987). In 1987, he co-founded and was the President of Kenrick Capital, a merchant banking business. In October 1994, he co-founded the company withChristine Magee andGordon Lownds . In 2005, he was a Trustee of the Connors Bros. Income Fund and the Golf Town Income Fund.Personal life
Gunn is married with a daughter and 3 sons. He enjoys golf, sailing and skiing.
Awards
*1998-
Financial Post named him and Christine Magee the Ontario Entrepreneur of the Year, Retail/Wholesale
*2003- Inducted into the Canadian Retail Hall of Fame, Retail Council of Canada
*2004- Inducted into the Canadian Marketing Hall of Legends
*2006- Recipient of CIRAS Henry Singer Award for exceptional leadership in the retailing and services sectorsExternal links
* [http://www.zoominfo.com/Search/PersonDetail.aspx?PersonID=302823949 ZoomInfo Profile]
* [http://micro.newswire.ca/release.cgi?rkey=1402091045&view=48801-0&Start=10 Sleep Country Canada Plans Expansion into the U.S.]
* [http://alumni.crescentschool.org/newsletter-may2005.asp Steven Gunn Guest Speaker]
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