Recommended Toronto CEO, Consultant and Board Member
Canada
- Current
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- Consultant/Interim Director, Professional Services at Avanti Computer Systems
- CEO at Longtail Publishing
- President & CEO at Boardroom Metrics
- Past
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- Consultant/Interim President & CEO at Heritage Education Funds Inc.
- Board Member at Cambridge Memorial Hospital
- Consultant/Interim President at Symbility Solutions
- Consultant/Interim President at Logisense Corporation
- Advisory Council Member at Robarts Research Institute
- Board Member at Conestoga College of Applied Arts/Technology
- President & CEO at Virtek Vision
- Consultant at Veritas Consultants
- Practice Manager at Canadian Marketing Associates
- Education
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- The University of Western Ontario
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Jim Crocker’s Summary
President and CEO of companies in consulting, web publishing, financial services, software and hardware.
Consultant for over 20 years on sales, marketing, strategy, governance and organization design issues in packaged goods, industrial, retail, financial services, software and hardware.
Board member in health care, education, research, software. Public, private and not-for-profit.
Founded Boardroom Metrics, a company that specializes in governance and performance consulting, coaching and mentoring for Boards and CEO's.
Jim Crocker’s Experience
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Consultant/Interim Director, Professional Services
Avanti Computer Systems
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Computer Software industry)
March 2008 — Present (9 months)
Avanti provides a complete JDF-enabled Business Management Software that runs commercial and in-plant print facilities. In business for over 24 years, Avanti's customer include the US Senate, World Bank and RR Donnelly.
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CEO
Longtail Publishing
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Internet industry)
January 2005 — Present (3 years 11 months)
Web publishing company acquiring, developing and monetizing web properties.
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President & CEO
Boardroom Metrics
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Management Consulting industry)
February 1994 — Present (14 years 10 months)
Board and CEO performance consulting.
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Consultant/Interim President & CEO
Heritage Education Funds Inc.
(Privately Held; 1001-5000 employees; Financial Services industry)
August 2005 — December 2007 (2 years 5 months)
Heritage Education Funds distributes and manages Registered Education Savings Plans in Canada and the Caribbean. The company has approximately $1.3 billion under management, making it one of the largest individual funds in Canada. The company's agency sales network has approximately 1800 representatives in all Canadian provinces and countries in the Caribbean. Head office staff of approximately 80 people consists of customer service, plan administration, compliance, IT, finance, sales and marketing. The company's head office is in Toronto. Key partners include CIBC and Scotia Bank.
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Board Member
Cambridge Memorial Hospital
(Non-Profit; 501-1000 employees; Hospital & Health Care industry)
March 2003 — June 2007 (4 years 4 months)
Member of the Board of Governors and Chair of the Governance Committee.
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Consultant/Interim President
Symbility Solutions
(Public Company; 11-50 employees; Computer Software industry)
September 2005 — November 2006 (1 year 3 months)
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Consultant/Interim President
Logisense Corporation
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Wireless industry)
January 2003 — June 2005 (2 years 6 months)
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Advisory Council Member
Robarts Research Institute
(Non-Profit; 201-500 employees; Biotechnology industry)
January 2001 — March 2004 (3 years 3 months)
Council member and member of the commercialization committee. Board member XLR imaging.
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Board Member
Conestoga College of Applied Arts/Technology
(Educational Institution; 501-1000 employees; Higher Education industry)
January 1999 — February 2004 (5 years 2 months)
Board member. Member of the Executive Committee.
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President & CEO
Virtek Vision
(Public Company; 51-200 employees; T-VRK; Defense & Space industry)
October 1996 — March 2002 (5 years 6 months)
Turnaround. Growth from $5 to $35 million. Stock price from 45 cents to $7. Raised $23 million for new products in biotech, imaging.
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Consultant
Veritas Consultants
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Management Consulting industry)
January 1992 — February 1994 (2 years 2 months)
Retail consultant for Petro-Canada.
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Practice Manager
Canadian Marketing Associates
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Supermarkets industry)
January 1987 — March 1992 (5 years 3 months)
Practice manager organizational effectiveness, change management.
Jim Crocker’s Education
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The University of Western Ontario
Jim Crocker’s Contact Settings
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