Celebrating Ottawa’s Rising Young Leaders: 2025 Forty Under 40 Recipients
(OTTAWA) – Wednesday, May 1, 2025 – The Ottawa Board of Trade (OBOT) and the Ottawa Business Journal (OBJ) are proud to unveil the 2025 Forty Under 40 award recipients. Now in its 28th year, this prestigious program continues to recognize Ottawa’s top young business leaders for their innovation, leadership, and impact on the community.
This year’s competition attracted nominations across sectors, reflecting the remarkable depth of talent across the region. Candidates were evaluated on business achievements, professional experience, and community involvement. The judging panel, chaired by OBJ publisher Michael Curran, included Jeffrey Johnson of BDO Canada, Anne Howland of OBJ and past honouree Jennifer Cross of MARANT Construction.
“Recognizing these exceptional young leaders through the Forty Under 40 Awards is one of our most important initiatives as we look to the next generation of young leaders to forge the future of Ottawa,” said Sueling Ching, President and CEO of the Ottawa Board of Trade. “Each recipient embodies the innovation, resilience, and community-minded leadership of our city. Congratulations to this year’s recipients.”
“The 2025 Forty Under 40 cohort caps the first quarter of the 21st century with a dynamic group of leaders building businesses and contributing well-being of Ottawa. BDO is proud to support these leaders as they continue to make an impact in our community,” said Jeffrey Johnson, Partner, BDO Canada. “Amidst the excitement of playoff hockey and a federal election, we’re excited to announce the 2025 Forty Under 40 cohort. This dynamic group of leaders continue to raise the bar in professional and personal achievements. BDO is excited to support these leaders as they create economic growth and well-being in our community.”
The Forty Under 40 Awards Gala will take place on Friday, June 27, 2025, at the Hilton Lac-Leamy. OBOT and OBJ will also continue the tradition of producing a special televised program to honour this year’s recipients. For full event details and to get tickets, click here.
Congratulations to the 2025 Forty Under 40 Recipients:
| Alberto | Aguilar | Plantaform |
| Talal | Al-Atassi | University of Ottawa Heart Institute (UOHI) |
| Jenniffer | Alvarenga | Goodstory (with RE/MAX Hallmark) |
| Ghina | Annan | Stantec |
| Mary | Anne Carter | Earnscliffe Strategies |
| Nadine | Atkinson | BDO Canada LLP |
| Maximillian | Bailey | Spoonity |
| Jennifer | Beckert | Shopify |
| Kyle | Biggar | NuvoBio Corporation |
| Diana | Birsan | Hypehound Inc. |
| Julien | Bourgeois | Dentons Canada LLP |
| Matthew | Brown | Solink Corp |
| Rose | Caddy Nwaha | Rocaderm Clinic Ltd |
| Alexander | Caudarella | Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction |
| Varsha | Chaugai | Evoke Health |
| Kyle | Crawford | Hansler Industries / Venturis Capital Coorporation |
| Evan | Dudley | Giatec Scientific Inc |
| Patrick | Vice | Fullscript |
| Marry | Gunaratnam | Northern Credit Union |
| Erin | Hennessy | CVE Inc. |
| Christian | Jennings | Jennings Real Estate Corporation |
| Tessa | Kampman | bbb architects ottawa inc |
| Joel | Kowalski | Wilderness Tours |
| Pamela | Lai | ExecHealth |
| Michael | Lalonde | Purecolo Inc. |
| Marty | Landry | Field Effect |
| Sébastien | Lavoie | La Vie en Bois |
| Brett | Merriman | TryCycle Data Systems Inc |
| Andrew | Montague-Reinholdt | Nelligan Law |
| Liam | Mooney | Jackpine |
| Ryma | Nasrallah | BLG |
| Emma | Pollon-MacLeod | NutriChem |
| Rumi | Prince | Prince Mortgage Team |
| Liam | Remillard | Abbott Point of Care |
| Idan | Scher | Congregation Machzikei Hadas |
| Dedrick | Sterling | Merakey Construction and Management |
| Sarah | Vandenbelt | Paradigm Commercial Real Estate & Brokerage Inc. |
| Tori | Waugh | Conservation Ag |
| Kody | Wilson | GGFL LLP |
| George | Zahalan | Valley Health Pharmacies |
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