Contributors

Mike Craig, Executive Vice President

Mike is Executive Vice President at CEO Global Network. He works closely with our growing team of CEO Group Leaders to deliver the highest level of satisfaction for our CEO and Executive Members. For the past five years, Mike has been leading CEO and Executive Peer Groups with TEC Canada Ltd., where he was recognized as a top performer and received several Excellence Awards. Mike has many years experience being a President of companies such as Synergy Work Solutions and Agfa Inc.’s Graphic Systems. He has also been Vice President of the Great Place to Work Institute, which is best known for its study “100 Best Workplaces in America”, published annually in Fortune magazine. Connect with Mike:

Kevin Morris, Digital Strategy & Innovation

Kevin is Director, Digital Strategy & Innovation at CEO Global Network. He is regularly sought out by CEOs and Executives for his advice on technology, collaboration and the use of new media in business development. He has worked with organizations in industries ranging from construction to professional services in Asia, Europe and across North America. Kevin also sits on the advisory board for LOKU30, a social network for young leaders and influencers who are the future of their industry. He frequently speaks to CEO Peer Groups and has served as a CEO and Executive Coach in the areas of business model innovation, digital strategy, and social business design. As Chief of Community at Wikibrands, Kevin has helped companies reinvent themselves in an age of customer participation and engagement. Connect with Kevin:

John Panigas, CEO Group Leader

John is a Group Leader with CEO Global Network. With over 30 years of entrepreneurial experience, he has built businesses across Canada and in the US in a variety of fields including retail construction, design, manufacturing, media, and consulting. Consulting with family enterprises is a passion of John’s. Having 20 years of experience in a large family business that grew to $100 million in revenue has allowed John to see the great, good, bad, and not-so-good of the backbone of the economy. Working with CEO Global Network is a dream come true where his success is measured by the members’ success. John is the proud father of Michael, Bianca, Alex and their dogs Charley and Duke. In the summer he plays golf, enthusiastically, and in the winter the ski slopes are where you’ll find him. Connect with John:

John Wilson, President & CEO

John is the founder of CEO Global Network Inc. He is driven by his passion for business and his belief that it is people who form the heart and soul of any organization. John has carried that belief into his vision for CEO Global Network Inc. and is unconditionally supportive of the organization’s Members, who he believes are the essence of what CEO Global Network Inc. is about. John is dedicated to fulfilling the organization’s mantra “To significantly improve the success and lives of CEOs and Executives, their families and their companies”.

With John being an active owner of CEO Global Network Inc., he has not only left his footprint and values on the organization, but his commitment to be the best will continue to form the guiding principles behind CEO Global Network moving forward.

John is an experienced entrepreneur, business owner and leader. With thirty-five years experience building shareholder value with companies such as W.R. Grace Inc., Ultramar Canada Ltd., Ultramar Inc., and TEC (The Executive Committee) Canada Ltd., John has demonstrated his ability to build and lead successful companies in both Canada and the United States. Connect with John:

Peter Churchill-Smith, Managing Director at Newport Partners, Member at CEO Global Network

Peter Churchill-Smith is a Managing Director of Newport Partners, a wealth management firm dedicated to entrepreneurs and their families. He has been a member of CEO Global Network since inception and is a regular speaker to our members on economic and investment matters. He is a regular contributor to the CEO Global Network blog. Connect with John: