Steven Gunn
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Stephen K. Gunn is Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and co-Founder of Sleep Country Canada Inc. As of 2006, the company had 111 stores across Canada and 32 stores in the US (Sleep America).
Gunn grew up in Montreal and Kingston. He completed an honours BSc in Electrical Engineering from Queen's University and an MBA from the Richard Ivey School of Business (1981). After university he joined McKinsey & Company as a Management Consultant (1981-1987). In 1987, he co-founded and was the President of Kenrick Capital, a merchant banking business. In October 1994, he co-founded the company with Christine Magee and Gordon Lownds. In 2005, he was a Trustee of the Connors Bros. Income Fund and the Golf Town Income Fund. Gunn is married with a daughter and 3 sons. He enjoys golf, sailing and skiing.
[edit] Awards
- 1998- Financial Post named him and Christine Magee the Ontario Entrepreneur of the Year, Retail/Wholesale
- 2003- Inducted into the Canadian Retail Hall of Fame, Retail Council of Canada
- 2004- Inducted into the Canadian Marketing Hall of Legends
- 2006- Recipient of CIRAS Henry Singer Award for exceptional leadership in the retailing and services sectors
