Ottawa, November 16, 2018: Ottawa’s premier business gala, the Best Ottawa Business Awards (BOBs) was celebrated in a grand scale at the Westin Ottawa in the presence of 750 plus guests including VIPs, celebrities, business and community leaders.
The BOBs recognize Ottawa’s top businesses, the people behind them, and celebrate the history of innovation & entrepreneurship in the National Capital Region.
“We are honoured to recognize our 2018 BOBs recipients” said Ian Faris, President and CEO, Ottawa Board of Trade. “The companies and the people behind them truly demonstrate visionary leadership, innovative thinking and play a vital role in making Ottawa the best place to live, work, study, play and invest. We are privileged to have them in Ottawa.”
BOB awards were handed out to more than 23 companies in 25 different categories, recognizing a wide range of organizations from diverse industries
“What I really enjoy about the BOBs is the story it tells about the year in business. Take, for example, Bruce Linton as CEO of the Year. We’ve seen Ottawa companies explode into the marijuana space in 2018 and Bruce helps tell that story,” says Michael Curran, OBJ publisher. “The element to the BOBs is the number of untold success stories across our city. Attendees leave the BOBs much better informed about what’s happening across our local economy.”
The Best Ottawa Business Awards are jointly presented by the Ottawa Board of Trade and the Ottawa Business Journal.
For photos from the 2018 Best Ottawa Business Awards visit: http://bit.ly/2018BOBs_photos
2018 Best Ottawa Business Awards – Category Recipients
2018 Lifetime Achievement Award: Gordon Reid, Giant Tiger Stores Limited
Award Sponsor: EY
2018 CEO of the Year: Bruce Linton, Canopy Growth Corporation
Award Sponsor: Boyden
2018 CFO of the Year: Steve Spooner, Mitel
Award Sponsor: Deloitte
Best Business
- Giant Tiger
- Martello Technologies
- MDS Aero Support Corporation
Award Sponsor: BDO Canada
Best New Business
- 1VALET
- PureColo Inc.
- Slice Labs Inc.
Award Sponsor: Hilton Lac-Leamy
#NextBigThing
- Desk Nibbles
- Rewind
- Wicket
Award Sponsor: Invest Ottawa & RBC
Best Performance: Co-op
- PCL Constructors Canada Inc.
Award Sponsor: Algonquin College
Best Performance: Customer Experience
- DS Plumbing
Award Sponsor: Janet LeBlanc + Associates
Best Performance: Export
- OPIN Software
Award Sponsor: Strader-Ferris International
Best Performance: HR
- Fullscript
Award Sponsor: TAG HR
Best Performance: Marketing
- Assent Compliance
Award Sponsor: Algonquin College
Best Performance: Sales
- RE/MAX Affiliates Realty
Award Sponsor: Desjardins Business
Best Performance: Social Entrepreneurship
- Ottawa Community Housing Corporation
Award Sponsor: La Cité Collégiale
Best Performance: Sustainability
- Regional Group
Award Sponsor: Hydro Ottawa
Best Not-for-Profit
- RA
Award Sponsor: Commissionaires Ottawa
Deal of the Year: Real Estate
- Broccolini
Award Sponsor: Perley-Robertson, Hill & McDougall LLP
Deal of the Year: Private Equity
- Assent Compliance
Award Sponsor: Perley-Robertson, Hill & McDougall LLP
Deal of the Year: Tourism
- First Air
Award Sponsor: Perley-Robertson, Hill & McDougall LLP
Deal of the Year: Finance
- Martello Technologies
Award Sponsor: Perley-Robertson, Hill & McDougall LLP
Kanata North Company of the Year
- Intouch Insight
Award Sponsor: Kanata North BA
Kanata North Team of the Year
- Syntronic Research & Development Canada
Award Sponsor: Kanata North BA
Newsmaker of the Year
- Amazon-Broccolini
Award Sponsor: MNP
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