<p><strong>John Hughes, MBA, CPA, CA</strong>, is Senior Vice President, Private Enterprise.</p>
<p>John is a member of the firm’s management team and leads the Private Enterprise practice, which advises Canadian business families, entrepreneurs and management teams to create value and grow their businesses through a diverse range of services and customized strategies.</p>
<p>John was formerly national leader of a big-four private enterprise practice, and is also the former national leader of Canada’s Best Managed Companies program, which recognizes excellence in Canadian owned and managed companies with revenues over $10 million. His consulting experience and work has included everything from audits, strategic tax planning and strategy and operational consulting to corporate finance, due diligence, mergers and acquisitions and IPOs.</p>
<p>John obtained his Masters in Business Administration (MBA) from York University in 1992. He is a Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA), qualifying as a Charted Accountant (CA) in 1988.</p>
<p>John’s expertise and passion for Canadian private companies led him to co-author two Canadian best-selling books: Building the Best (Penguin 2006) and Power of the Best (2012).</p>