Sujay Kumar Shah is the President and CEO of Shah Canada Group of Companies, and presides over some of Canada’s leading and award-winning business organizations. With his innovative spirit, Sujay has launched many unique and first-to-market natural and organic offerings that are sold by top multinational retailers and loved by well-informed consumers throughout Canada, the United States, and globally. In just over a decade, Sujay and his brothers have created Kii Naturals (now acquired), Smile Natural Foods, Shashi Foods, Bettayum, Vinyl Technologies Inc., Jay Capital Management, and Clarius – a portfolio of companies managed under the Shah Canada brand.A family-oriented man and an entrepreneur at heart, Sujay is driven by the challenge of motivating people, growing innovative brands, and building dynamic corporate cultures. Based in Toronto, Sujay’s companies have allowed him to form meaningful relationships worldwide and to continue trading with over 40 countries.His fruitful, entrepreneurial career has accorded him numerous accolades, including:- Ernst & Young’s 2014 Entrepreneur of the Year (Ontario), Finalist- Young Entrepreneur of the Year of the Vaughan Chamber Business Achievement Awards, Finalist- 2017 Ontario Export Awards’ Food, Beverage, and Agriculture Award, Winner- Canadian Aboriginal and Minority Supplier Council’s (CAMSC) Supplier of the Year Award, Winner- Indo Canada Chamber of Commerce’s Male Entrepreneur of the Year, Winner- Ontario’s Going Global Award, Winner- Awarded Fellowship by Richard Ivey Business School’s QuantumShift Program- Recognized on the Transformation Institute & Diversity Magazine’s exclusive Canada’s 150 Leadership and Innovation List- Recognized by the A-List on their 2018 High Profile Indo-Canadians List Sujay’s ability to successfully oversee and manage multiple companies has resulted in recognition on Deloitte’s Canada’s Best Managed Companies for eight years in a row and presently holds Platinum status.Beyond work, Sujay finds balance through his various passions, including cooking, music and martial arts, where he holds a second-degree black belt in Taekwondo and a fourth-degree black belt in traditional Japanese karate. Driven to be a constant source of inspiration to those around him, Sujay is committed to giving back, growing people, teams, brands and businesses through innovation. He carries out these passions by providing mentorship to young, budding entrepreneurs, speaking at various business school events, and supporting those within the Jain community.