Kerry McLellan Founder, President and CEO Kinek Technologies Saint John, New Brunswick

Dr. Kerry McLellan is the founder, President and CEO of Kinek Technologies. He also serves as executive liaison with Kinek's Directors and Advisors, executive level stakeholders, and investors. Prior to Kinek, Kerry was the Chief Operating Officer of 724 Solutions. During his two-year tenure, 724 Solutions grew from less than 20 employees to more than 500, with a market capitalization of $12.8 CAD billion at its peak. The IPO of 724 was one of the most successful in Canadian history. Kerry has several patents pending on e-commerce technology, and also designed the strategy for the consolidation of back office processing (and eventual conversion to image technology) for three of Canada's financial institutions. Symcor, the company built to support this payment consolidation strategy, now has more than 4,000 employees across Canada. Kerry holds a Ph.D. in Business Strategy (with a specialization in Technology) from the University of Western Ontario's Richard Ivey School of Business. He received his Master Business Administration from the Western Business School at the University of Western Ontario, and his BA in Business Administration from the University of New Brunswick (Saint John). Kerry holds a BBA (UNB Saint John), MBA, and a PhD (Richard Ivey).

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