Person
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nameAldo Cundari
titleChairman, Chief Executive Officer
bioAfter graduating from L'Instituto Europeo di Disegno in Rome, Italy, Aldo quickly established himself in the marketing field in Canada. By 1980, he had created the foundation for what would become Cundari Group Ltd. Today, Aldo's forward-thinking enterprise has grown to become Canada's second-largest independent communications company, with divisions consisting of Cundari - Integrated Communication Services, Cundari SFP - Branding and Design Services, Cundari Interactive, and Cundari 360° - Research, Insight and Innovation services. Aldo has developed an ever-increasing and satisfied client base, always with an emphasis on the integrated communications approach he pioneered in Canada. This philosophy has helped his clients achieve highly creative and effective communication programs. Aldo has served as chief judge of the Globe Awards since 2000, and in 1998, was included in Marketing Magazine's "Power List: The 100 Most Influential People in Canadian Communications." In 2006, Aldo became a Fellow of the Quantum Shift program at the Ivey Institute for Entrepreneurs. In 2008 and 2009, Aldo Cundari was selected as one of Ernst & Young's Entrepreneurs of the Year. Aldo sits on a number of charity boards, including: NABS (National Advertising Benevolent Society) - Board of Governors since 2004 NABS - Board Chair (second term) Villa Colombo - Board of Governors from 1996 to 2007 Villa Charities - Board of Governors from 2000 to present Reach for the Rainbow - Board of Governors from 2002 to 2007 Humber River Regional Hospital Foundation (Committee Chair) from 1988 to 2002