Waterloo Region Entrepreneur Hall of Fame
May 8th, 2024 | Bingemans Conference Centre, Kitchener, ON
An event recognizing leadership, vision, and integrity
Wednesday May 8th, 2024 | Bingemans Conference Centre, 425 Bingemans Centre Drive, Kitchener, ON
Announcing our 2024 Hall of Fame Laureates: Mike Kropp & Robert Harris,
Co-Founders, PEER Group; Eldon Sprickerhoff, Founder, eSentire; and Sherry Shannon-Vanstone & Scott Vanstone (posthumous), Co-Founders, TrustPoint Innovation Technologies, Ltd.
The Waterloo Region Entrepreneur Hall of Fame celebrates local business founders who have made a positive, lasting impact in our community. Originally created by the Prosperity Council, the event was hosted by Communitech from 2006 to 2012 and had been on hiatus until JA Waterloo Region revived the event in 2015 as an evolution of JA’s long-standing Business Spirit Awards. We are pleased to celebrate Waterloo Region’s entrepreneurial leaders, past and present, while we strive to inspire the next generation of entrepreneurs who are involved in JA’s programs.
Waterloo Region Entrepreneur Hall of Fame Laureates are individuals or families who have started a business, shown exceptional business leadership, and have demonstrated vision and integrity in their operations.
Laureates have demonstrated outstanding vision as an entrepreneur in one or more of their organizations and achieved a high level of respect within the business and public communities. Laureates have demonstrated leadership throughout their lives and have a record of leading others to success. Laureates have operated their businesses with integrity, following ethical business practices, treating employees and customers with respect and potentially implementing a triple bottom line system to measure corporate success.
Laureates have contributed back to their community and are active community members in Waterloo Region. Nominations are reviewed by the Nomination Committee and they decide who will be inducted.
For information, please contact Alicia at agall@jaswo.org
Waterloo Region Entrepreneur Hall of Fame Laureates
John Baker
D2L
Erma, Ester, Jonas, Lawrence and Marshall Bingeman
Bingemans
Ron Caudle
Caudle’s Catch Seafood
Francine Chambers, Carinne Chambers-Saini
Diva International Inc.
Georgia Cunningham
SG Cunningham Ltd.
Dan Einwechter
Challenger Motor Freight
Jim Estill
Canrock Ventures
Charles Greb
Greb Shoes Ltd.
Frank Hasenfratz
Linamar
Howard and Elsie Herrie
Herrie’s Country Farm Market
Larry Hundt
Great Canadian Holidays, Coaches and Fleet Services
Jacob Kaufman
Kaufman Footwear
The Lang Family
The Lang Tanning Company
Michael Litt
Vidyard
Kurtis McBride
Miovision Technologies
Jim Moss
Plasticity Labs
Val O’Donovan
COM DEV International
Carl A. Pollock
Electrohome
Alan Quarry
Quarry Communications
Gerry Remers
Christie Digital Systems Inc.
J.M. Schneider
J.M. Schneider Ltd.
Jody Schnarr, John Stix
Fibernetics
Joseph Seagram
Seagram and Sons Ltd.
Ray Simonson
Software Innovations
Moses Springer
Mutual Life Assurance Company
Fred Stork
Unitron
Peter van der Heyden
Goliger’s Travel Plus
Theodore Witzel
Onward Manufacturing
Clifford, Emory, and Lester Zehr
Zehr’s Markets Ltd.
Jim Balsillie, Mike Lazaridis
RIM
Don Bowman, Dave Caputo, Tom Donnelly, Marc Morin, Brad Slim
Sandvine
Savvas Chamberlain
DALSA Corporation
Manfred Conrad
The Cora Group
Carl Dare
Dare Foods
Vernon Erb
Erb Transport
Joseph Fung
TribeHR, Kiite and Uvaro
Walter Hachborn
Home Hardware
Ted Hastings
Global Beverage Group/ Moxy Media
The Huber and George Piller Family
Piller’s Sausage and Delicatessens Ltd.
Tom Jenkins
OpenText
Oscar Kuntz
Kuntz Electroplating
Carol Leaman
Axonify
Paul Maxwell
Maxwell’s Concerts & Events
Ian McPhee
WATCOM
John Motz
Waterloo Region Record
Eric Peterson, Larry Williamson
Mitra Imaging
Mate Prgin
Avvasi
Heather Reisman
Indigo Books and Music
Frank Rovers
Conestoga-Rovers & Associates
Ron Schlegel
RBJ Schlegel Holdings Inc.
Gerald Schwartz
Onex Corporation
Harold Seegmiller
E & E Seegmiller Ltd.
Stephanie Soulis
Little Mushroom Catering
Joerg Stieber
Ontario Drive & Gear Ltd.
Barney Straussburger Sr.
TwinCorp
John Whitney
WHITNEY & Company Realty Ltd.
Klaus Woerner
ATS
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