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The Ottawa-based finance executive who orchestrated the largest tech IPO in TSX history has been awarded the CFO of the Year by Ottawa Business Journal

Emilie Wilcox, managing partner, Baiame Consulting

Forty Under 40

Business: Professional services Born: Peterborough, Ont. Biggest business achievement: Joined Baiame Consulting in 2016 as its second employee and grew revenues by approximately 450 per

Trevor Szutu, senior director of corporate development, Descartes Systems Group

Forty Under 40

Business: Logistics technology Born: Ottawa Biggest business achievement: Leading the value capture stream of a transformational acquisition that resulted in more than $100 million of

Connor Shea, vice-president of asset and property management, Colonnade BridgePort

Forty Under 40

Business: Real estate investment and development Biggest business achievement: Hiring a great team and watching them flourish. Biggest obstacle overcome: Learning my blindspots and finding

Solmaz Shahalizadeh, vice-president of data science and engineering and head of commerce intelligence, Shopify

Forty Under 40

Business: E-commerce Born: Iran Biggest business achievement: Grew the Shopify data team from a handful of people to hundreds. The Shopify data team has implemented

Ronald Richardson, director, Calian Group and Tundra Oil & Gas

Forty Under 40

Business: Customer experience, feedback and contactless communications as a SaaS offering. Born: Winnipeg Biggest business achievement: Founded Benbria (and more recently founding investor of Brokrete

Sandro Ricci, president, ASL Construction

Forty Under 40

Business: Civil construction Born: Regina Biggest business achievement: Grew revenue organically by several multiples in a short period by expanding services offered and clients served,

Allan Reesor-McDowell, executive director, Matthew House Ottawa

Forty Under 40

Business: Charity providing shelter, furnishings and community to refugees and those transitioning to permanent housing. Born: Toronto Biggest business achievement: Turned around a local charity

Christopher Redmond, director, Distant Red Pictures

Forty Under 40

Business: Film and television Born: Blairmore, Alta. Biggest business achievement: Making a living exclusively directing film and television series in Ottawa, including a $600,000 feature

Sergey Poltev, founder and CEO, CAPITALTEK

Forty Under 40

Business: IT services Born: Rostov-on-Don, Russia Biggest business achievement: Founding a high-tech firm that’s grown to $1 million in annual revenue, employs 12 people and