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Kinaxis' John Sicard Named Ottawa's 2020 CEO of the Year
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[{"type":"text","content":"Kinaxis-CEOoftheYear\n \n \n \n Kinaxis' John Sicard Named Ottawa's 2020 CEO of the Year\n \n \n /* Style Definitions */\nspan.prnews_span\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\na.prnews_a\n{\ncolor:blue;\n}\nli.prnews_li\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\np.prnews_p\n{\nfont-size:0.62em;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\nmargin:0in;\n}\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Canada NewsWire\n \n \n OTTAWA, ON, Sept. 28, 2020\n \n \n \n \n Awarded by the Ottawa Business Journal and\n \n Ottawa\n \n Board of Trade to recognize outstanding business leadership\n \n \n \n OTTAWA, ON\n \n ,\n \n Sept. 28, 2020\n \n /CNW/ -\n \n Kinaxis®\n \n Inc. (TSX: KXS), the authority in driving agility for fast,\n \n confident decision-making\n \n in an unpredictable world, today announced that\n \n John Sicard\n \n , CEO of Kinaxis, has been named the 2020 CEO of the Year. Presented by the Ottawa Business Journal and the\n \n Ottawa\n \n Board of Trade, the CEO of the Year is awarded each year to an outstanding business leader in the greater\n \n Ottawa\n \n community.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Founded by the Ottawa Business Journal in 2000, the CEO of the Year Award recognizes the calibre of CEO talent in\n \n Canada's\n \n national capital region. Candidates are assessed on corporate performance, leadership and vision, competitiveness and innovation, and community involvement.\n \n \n \"The success of Kinaxis under John's leadership is remarkable and an inspiration in our region,\" says\n \n Ottawa\n \n Board of Trade president and CEO\n \n Sueling Ching\n \n . \"John and his team have set a fine example of what can be done when you optimize opportunities, build a solid foundation and prioritize your people. On behalf of the\n \n Ottawa\n \n business community, it is our privilege to honor John as a top leader and express our gratitude for his dedication and hard work.\"\n \n \n Sicard joined Kinaxis in 1994 and has since held various roles, first as a key contributor to the architecture and development of the Kinaxis RapidResponse® platform and the company's unique concurrent planning technique. He held a number of senior management roles in development, professional services, business consulting, sales, marketing and customer support. In\n \n January 2016\n \n , Sicard assumed the role of Presid...