David O.A. Aiello
President & Chief Executive Officer
David Aiello is the President, Chief Executive Officer and Director of Synergex Corporation. Originally founded in 1987, David has been instrumental in raising the bar in the logistics, distribution, and supply chain management industry in Canada. For over 20 years, David has played a key role in Synergex’ operations and he is a pioneer in providing integrated logistics services within Canada. His hands-on leadership style has been a catalyst for Synergex’ diversified growth and expansion.
David has led Synergex’ progression from a privately held company to a publicly traded company listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange. He has revolutionized supply chain management in Canada by making strategic investments in innovation, and developing value-added products through the use of emerging technologies. This unique and proven business model has resulted in the Company’s expansion into other global markets such as Mexico and in Latin America.
David is a graduate from the University of Toronto with a Bachelor’s degree in Commerce and holds a Chartered Accountant designation from the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Ontario. Aside from being a brilliant entrepreneur, David also has a significant background in biomedical sciences, information technology, and corporate law. David’s intuitive business sense and ethics has positioned him as a visionary, a leader, and a masterful strategist. David is also fluent in English, French, Spanish, Italian, and Portuguese.
John L. Smith
Senior Vice President
John was appointed as the Corporation’s Corporate Secretary and Senior Vice-President on June 16, 2004 and from August 19, 2003 until such date he was the President and Chief Operating Officer of the Corporation. John was elected to the Board of Directors on September 11, 2003. Mr. Smith also served as President of two of the Corporation’s operating companies (Lumberman’s Credit Bureau Limited and Canada Bonded Attorney & Legal Directory, Limited). John brings over 20 years of experience in the Canadian financial services sector, having held executive management positions with both domestic and foreign financial institutions in their commercial, asset-based lending and retail units. Mr. Smith held various positions with the Laurentian Bank of Canada, ABN AMRO Bank Canada N.V., North American Trust, HSBC Bank Canada including Senior Vice-President, Commercial Banking; Senior Vice-President, Credit; and Vice-President, Asset Based Lending; during the period of August 1980 to August 2003.
Nick Blasutto, CA, CBV
Chief Financial Officer
Nick Blasutto was originally employed as a Controller in October 2002 for Synergex Group Inc., and was later appointed as Chief Financial Officer on June 16, 2004. Prior to joining Synergex, Nick was employed with a business valuation firm where he prepared business valuations reports primarily for private business. From 1993 – 1997, Nick worked for a public accounting firm, primarily in the areas of auditing, accounting, and tax.
Nick obtained an Honours Bachelor of Accounting degree in 1996 from Brock University, and holds a Chartered Accountant designation from the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Ontario. He also holds a Chartered Business Valuator designation, which he obtained in 2002.
Matt Reiter
Senior Vice President
Matt began his working career with Synergex over 15 years ago when he was originally hired as a general employee. Since that time, Matt has grown with the Company to from a general logistics employee to evolve into a Freight Forwarding Specialist, a Truck Freight Specialist, Transportation Manager, Manager of Operations, and was subsequently appointed as Vice President, Logistics in 2001. In 2006, Matt was appointed to Senior Vice-President, Operations. Matt is currently responsible for the management of Synergex’ creative services, product assembly, physical logistics operations, inventory, customer relationships, and sales operations for both Canada and Latin America. Matt graduated from the Business Administration Program at Sheridan College in 1993.
Jean-Paul Rehr
Senior Vice President
Jean-Paul Rehr was appointed Senior Vice-President in May 2007, having previously served as Vice President, Operations since October, 2003. Jean-Paul began his employment with Synergex in 2000. At that time, he served as General Manager of Sales Operations, and Customer Service. Jean-Paul’s present responsibilities primarily focus on business development, customer retention management, and he continues to manage the Company’s information systems development projects. Prior to joining Synergex, Jean-Paul worked as a Product Manager for Chapters|Indigo, and has several years of retail management experience. Jean-Paul is also an active member on the board of directors for the Entertainment Software Association of Canada, and has been since January 2007. Jean-Paul is a graduate of a 4-year program from the Ontario College of Art.
Eric So
Vice President, Corporate Strategy &
General Counsel
Eric So was appointed Vice-President, Corporate Strategy and General Counsel in June 2006 and was previously General Counsel of the Corporation. Eric is responsible for all legal matters of the corporation, mergers and acquisitions activities, and assists with the strategic positioning of the Company in the international marketplace. Prior to joining Synergex in 2006, Eric was an associate at Fraser Milner Casgrain LLP, where he specialized in corporate finance and securities law. He has advised both public and private companies on mergers and acquisitions and a variety of financing transactions. He obtained his law degree from the University of Windsor in 2000, and a Bachelor of Science degree from McGill University in 1997. Throughout his career, Eric has, and continues to serve on the boards of directors for several community-based organizations.
Kevin Daniels
Chief Communications Officer
Kevin Daniels joined the Company in February 2005 as the Communications Officer. Since joining the Company, Kevin has been responsible for performance and profitability audits of various departments within the Company, all public communications, and preparation of timely disclosure documents on behalf of the Corporation. As of August 2008, Kevin was appointed Chief Communications Officer, and subsequently assigned responsibility of the Corporation’s investor relations function.
He started his diverse career path in public education, and quickly expanded his horizons to hold a senior administrator role for a not-for-profit crown corporation of the Federal Government, providing educational support and government loans to small businesses. Immediately prior to joining Synergex, Kevin served as a senior political advisor for several Cabinet Ministers of the Government of Ontario, and other Members of Provincial Parliament (MPP’s) in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario.
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