ANDREW OLIVER

President & CEO OLIVER & BONACINI HOSPITALITY INC.

BIO: Andrew is President and CEO of Oliver & Bonacini Hospitality Inc., operating a diverse portfolio of innovative and celebrated restaurants including Canoe, Leña and Auberge du Pommier; as well as unique event venues such as Arcadian and The Carlu. Andrew has increased event-specific sales by over 500 per cent and established the company as an industry leader, forging key partnerships with Hudson’s Bay, Compass Group Canada, Big Rock Brewery, and Katz Group. In 2018, he led the acquisition of Concorde Entertainment Group, doubling the company’s portfolio of restaurants.

BEST/MOST-VALUED CAREER LESSON IN THE PAST YEAR: The challenges this year have seemed insurmountable ... one setback after another ... but, giving up was not an option. Edison said, “the most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time”. So despite one kick in the face after another, we had to keep coming. Successes do the things the failures are unwilling to do — never give up and never surrender.