Guy Nelson Email & Phone Number

Toronto, On, Ca

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Founded company in 2006 and was Chair and CEO for 17 years. Have held various leadership positions in the manufacturing, trucking, construction and entertainment businesses during my career. Over 30 years of experience starting, growing and pivoting businesses to survive and prosper. Currently providing executive leadership to our businesses in designing, supplying and in certain locations, co-owning world class attractions. Also have world wide reputation in astronomical infrastructure design and complex, engineered product manufacturing. In 2021, changed the name from Empire Industries Ltd. to Dynamic Technologies Group Inc. In 2023 acquired by Dynamic Entertainment and changed role to be Co-Chair and Founder.

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Acquired Tornado Hydrovacs in 2007 and was CEO until 2016 when the company was spun-out of Dynamic Technologies Group Inc. (formerly Empire) as its own public company (TSXV:TGH). Took on the role of Non-Executive Chair. Tornado manufactures and sells over $100 million per year of hydrovac trucks throughout North America from its 17 acre, 67,000 square foot manufacturing plant in Alberta.

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

The Coalition for Canadian Astronomy (Coalition) has had me as its Co-Chair representing Canadian industry, and the other Co-Chairs representing the professional Canadian astronomers (CASCA) and the Association of Canadian Universities with Research into Astronomy (ACURA). The Coalition has been instrumental in raising over $600 million for the optical, Thirty Meter Telescope (TMT) and the radio telescope called the Square Kilometre Array (SKA). The Coalition is now pursuing over $300 million for CASTOR, a space telescope to replace the aging Hubble space telescope.

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Better Workplace is a private, environmental software company. The company has worked diligently and passionately to commercialize its specialty environmental software as a service and for use by private companies, public sector organizations and individuals. The company's software provides insight for organizations and individuals to contribute to reducing their carbon footprint by engaging in trip reduction activities such as telework.

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Became the largest shareholder and Chair of a steel fabrication company, operating in three provinces in Western Canada and pivoted into engineered products and then pivoted into ride supply and pivoted once again into attraction design and co-ownership globally. Restructured and became the CEO of a 1000 ton per day oilseed processing plant and sold it to a strategic investor. Led the development of a successful $50 million airport development in Uruguay. Spun-off a hydrovac truck manufacturer to be a leader in this excavation market niche.

Mba, Business Administration And Management, General

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