Thomas J. Hayes
President & CEO of
GrowthWorks Atlantic Ltd.
Thomas J. Hayes is President & CEO of GrowthWorks Atlantic Ltd. Tom brings over 40 years of managerial and senior executive experience in the private, public and volunteer sectors to GrowthWorks.
During the 1980’s, Tom served as President of Atlantic Ventures Trust, an institutional private VC fund for Atlantic Canada. As CEO of Atlantic Fish Specialties Ltd, from 1987 -1997, Tom led the company through a major restructuring resulting in the company being recognized as a top small business in Canada winning the prestigious Canada Award for Business Excellence. He was also recognized as a winner in the Atlantic Canada Entrepreneur of the Year Awards. Tom served as Chief of Staff in the Office of the Premier in Nova Scotia.
Tom currently serves on the Board of the Canadian Venture Capital Association. An active community volunteer he has served as Chair of APEC, a governor of St. Francis Xavier University, Chair of the Halifax-Dartmouth Port Development Commission and Vice-Chair Tall Ships 2000. |
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