Jim Estill
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| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Industry | Technology |
| Occupation | CEO |
| Location | Guelph, Ontario, Canada |
| Introduction | I started a computer distribution company - EMJ Data from the trunk of my car in 1979. With a great team we built the company up to $350,000,000 in sales and sold to SYNNEX in Sept 2004. I became CEO of SYNNEX Canada until May 2009. I am now a partner in Canrock Ventures - an early stage active technology investment fund. I have long had in interest in early stage technology businesses and was on the board of RIM (Blackberry) since before they went public for 13 years. |
| Interests | computers (of course), technogadgets, technology, bridge, running, health, triathlons, learning, audio books, reading, canoeing |
| Favorite Music | audio books |
| Favorite Books | 22 Immutable Laws of Marketing, Good to Great, Adversity quotient, Unique Ability, The world is Flat, Freakonomics, Biodiesel Power, Guinevere, and way too many to list. |