BARRIE S. HAWKINS, B.A.,M.B.A.,C.M.A.

Education

Japan Business Study Program, Tokyo, Japan, 1986

Certified Management Accountant (C.M.A.), 1983

Masters of Business Administration, (Finance and International Business) Schulich School of Business, York University, 1977

Honours B.A. (Economics), Glendon College, York University, 1975

Work History

2003 - Present
Bateman Mackay Chartered Accountants Manager/Tax Consultant

1998-2003 Chief Operating Officier
Blue Chip Manufacturing, Walnut Creek, California

1995 - 1998 Chief Operating Officer
Western Region, Walnut Creek, California PalletPallet Inc.

1994 -1995 President & CEO
TGI Training Group International, Toronto, Guelph, Windsor, ON/St. Louis, MO

1990 - 1994 Vice President and General Manager
Giffels Consultants International Ltd., Toronto, ON

1985 - 1989 Vice President and General Manager
Vice President Finance and Adm. & CFO
Manager Corporate Planning
OCAM Ltd., Cambridge, Windsor, Toronto, Peterborough, ON

1981 - 1985 Director of Corporate Planning
F. Jos. Lamb Company Ltd., Windsor, ON/Detroit, MI

1977 - 1980 SR. Corporate Analyst/Corporate Officer
Department of Industry, Trade and Commerce, Toronto, ON

Experience

Barrie is a results-driven executive with a focus on quality, efficiency and growth. Strong international experience having run companies in US, Canada and Asia. Global perspective on business and culturally sensitive. Diverse industry experience and cross functional expertise. Both a strong operations and a strong finance background. Track record of growing sales and profits. Hands-on experience in strategic planning, mergers and acquisitions, quality and performance improvement, turnaround, process re-engineering and all aspects of finance/accounting.

Education includes an MBA in Finance and International Business, a CMA and has completed post graduate work in Japan where given unparalleled access to leading Japanese government, academia and business minds.