John Bernard, President and CEO Donna Cona, appointed to the Board of the Canadian Chamber
Donna Cona Inc. www.donnacona.com http://www.donnacona.com/ , Canada's largest Aboriginal owned Professional service company is pleased to announce that its President and CEO, Mr. John Bernard has been appointed as a member of the Board of Directors of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce.
"We are so pleased and proud that a person of John Bernard's calibre is a contributor to our national dialogue as a member of the Board of Directors of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce." said Mr. W. James Westlake, Chair Canadian Chamber of Commerce.
"I am honoured to have been invited to play a key role in the Canadian Chamber's advocacy work and to promote policies that have a direct impact on Canadian and Aboriginal business". said Mr. John Bernard.
About Mr. John Bernard:
John Bernard, a member of New Brunswick's Madawaska, Maliseet Band from northern New Brunswick, was the founder and is the successful owner of Donna Cona Inc.
In March 2000, Mr. Bernard was presented with the very prestigious National Aboriginal Achievement Awards in the Business & Commerce category. He was also awarded the Top 40 under 40 award, a list of the top 40 Canadian business people still under the age of 40.
In August 2003, Mr. Bernard received the prestigious Global Indigenous Entrepreneur Award at a gala ceremony at the first UN-sponsored World Summit of Indigenous Entrepreneurs (WSIE) in Toronto. That year, he was listed as Ottawa's top 50 most influential people in Ottawa Life publication.
As well, you will find Mr. Bernard's name in the Who's Who of Business & Executive registration for the year 2000-2001.
About Donna Cona:
Donna Cona Inc. was founded in 1996 to become an innovative and trusted provider of information technology services, and provide career opportunities for Aboriginal people in the high tech industry. Today, Donna Cona has emerged as Canada's largest Aboriginal Technology company, providing services across Canada .
Donna Cona provides a complete range of cost effective information and business technology solutions to our growing list of satisfied clients. Donna Cona takes pride in offering a full range of professional services including, IT support, architecture and deployment, web application development, strategic business planning, program review, information management planning, business case development, business transformation, facilitation and governance planning.
Throughout Donna Cona's history, the company has laid a firm foundation of public trust, innovation, successful partnerships and a commitment in hiring and mentoring Aboriginal employment. When most IT companies find themselves with flat growth, Donna Cona growth has been a steady rate of 20% annually.
Donna Cona qualifies under the Government of Canada's Procurement Strategy for Aboriginal Business (PSAB).
About the Canadian Chamber of Commerce:
The Canadian Chamber of Commerce is the national leader in public policy advocacy on business issues. Its goal is to foster a strong and competitive economic environment that benefits Canada and all Canadians.
As a non-partisan, not-for-profit association, it represents over 170,000 members through over 350 local, provincial and territorial chambers and boards of trade and from every region of Canada and every sector of the economy. It is the Voice of Canadian Business nationally and internationally.
Since 1925, the Canadian Chamber of Commerce has been the largest, most influential advocate for business in Canada. Founded with the aim of creating a strong, unified voice for Canadian business and a set of values from which policies encouraging prosperity would emerge, the Canadian Chamber of Commerce continues to be the only voluntary, non-political association that has an organized grassroots affiliate in every federal riding.
For further information, please contact:
Anna Molley
Public Relations & Marketing
Donna Cona Inc.
13th floor - 130 Slater Street
Ottawa, Ontario, K1P 6E2
Telephone: 613.234.5407 extension 230
Facsimile: 613.234.7761
E-mail: annamolley@donnacona.com
Visit: www.donnacona.com
cell: 613.296.1211