Steve Spooner

‘I can do that too’: Vanessa Kanu’s rise to CFO role at Ottawa’s Mitel

Vanessa Kanu’s path to the C-suite of one of Ottawa’s biggest companies has been filled with tough decisions, but she’s today pretty certain about her

Mitel chief financial officer Steve Spooner to retire

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One of Ottawa’s best-known finance men is calling it a career. Mitel announced Wednesday that Steve Spooner, the Kanata tech firm’s chief financial officer for

End of an era: Terry Matthews, board members bid farewell to Mitel following $2B acquisition

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The kingpin of Mitel, and some would argue the whole of Kanata North, has left his chairman role at the company he co-founded more than 45 years

Bruce Linton, Terry Matthews entertain crowd at Best Ottawa Business Awards

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Quality mentorship and family ties were major themes of the evening at the 2018 Best Ottawa Business Awards as the capital’s top companies and entrepreneurs

Best Ottawa Business Awards

The Ottawa business community’s most-anticipated event of the year has arrived: The 2018 Best Ottawa Business Awards are set for action Friday night from the

Here are the winners of the 2018 Best Ottawa Business Awards

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An airline serving Canada’s north, the developer behind Amazon’s massive east-end warehouse and a crop of the capital’s fastest-growing tech firms are among this year’s

Mitel’s Steve Spooner named Ottawa’s inaugural CFO of the Year

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After initially turning down Terry Matthews’ offer to join Mitel as its chief financial officer in 2001, Steve Spooner just couldn’t say no the second

Mitel shareholders approve $2B acquisition of Ottawa firm

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Mitel shareholders voted overwhelmingly in favour of Searchlight Capital Partners’ proposed acquisition of the Kanata-based firm on Tuesday, marking a key approval in the $2-billion

Ottawa-based Mitel hunting for acquisitions ‘large and small’

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As Mitel’s revenues continue to climb, the CEO of the Ottawa-based telecom firm says he’s on the lookout for additional takeover targets. The Kanata company

Mitel reports record 2015 Q4 revenues

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Mitel is “firing on all cylinders” heading into 2016, CFO Steve Spooner said after the Ottawa communications system provider reported record 2015 fourth-quarter revenues Thursday.