Steven Gunn

Canadian businessman

Stephen K. Gunn is Executive Co-Chairman and co-Founder of Sleep Country Canada Inc, which he co-founded with Christine Magee and Gordon Lownds.2

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Born 1954.1

About

As of June 2013, the company has 201 stores across Canada and 43 stores in the US.

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Companies

Early life and education

  • Date not recordedUniversity of Western Ontario3
  • Date not recordedQueen's University3

Gunn grew up in Montreal and Kingston. He completed an honours BSc in Electrical Engineering from Queen's University and an MBA from the Richard Ivey School of Business (1981).

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Career

Occupation: chief executive officer, chairperson.5

After university he joined McKinsey & Company as a Management Consultant (1981–1987). In 1987, he co-founded and was the President of Kenrick Capital, a private equity business. In October 1994, he co-founded Sleep Country Canada with Christine Magee and Gordon Lownds. He is currently on the board of directors for Dollarama, Cara Operations and Golf Town. He succeeded Larry Rossy as chairman of the board of directors of Dollarama on March 29, 2018.

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Personal life

  • CitizenshipCanada6

Gunn is married with a daughter and 3 sons. He enjoys golf, sailing and skiing.

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