art aylesworth
president
An experienced leader with an uncommon ability to inspire and motivate people towards common objectives, Art Aylesworth has held senior management positions in the technology industry for more than 25 years. The cornerstone of his management philosophy and success rests on his ability to find the best in people and play to their strengths. He is both an excellent communicator and coach, and he navigates seamlessly between personnel in sales, engineering and production, as well as stakeholders in the investment community.
Between 2000 and 2007, Mr. Aylesworth served as President and CEO of Carmanah Technologies Corporation, where he led the company's rapid transformation from a research and engineering start up with 12 employees and less than $1M in revenues to one of the world's fastest-growing renewable energy technology manufacturers with more than 250 employees and $60M+ in annual revenues. He was also instrumental in the company's transition to a public corporation (TSX: CMH) through a reverse takeover and was involved in two subsequent rounds of financing. Under his direction, Carmanah received more than fifty industry awards for business excellence and environmental leadership, while averaging annual revenue growth in excess of 80%.
Named the "Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year" (2006) for Canada's Pacific Region and the Vancouver Island Advanced Technology Centre (VIATeC) "Executive of the Year" (2005), Mr. Aylesworth is one of western Canada's most influential technology executives. In September 2008, he accepted the position as Chairman of VIATeC and he is also a director of the British Columbia Technology Industry Association (BCTIA).
Prior to his position at Carmanah, Mr. Aylesworth served as President of Sharp's Audio Visual, Western Canada's largest audio-visual technology company, where he lead it through nearly 20x revenue growth. Mr. Aylesworth is also trained as a commercial pilot.
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