Glenn Frese
Jay Takefman
Terry Savage
John Armstrong
Robin Sears
Kenneth Frankel
Stephen Pincus
Larry Latowsky
Martin Rothstein
Paul Goldman
Kaz Jana
Robert Waite
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KAZ JANA
Under Kaz’s leadership and influence many
organizations, teams, and initiatives have
achieved exceptional levels of success. A driver of
change and creator of value, Kaz has an
uncanny capacity to see potential where it could
easily be missed. By integrating knowledge-
based marketing with strategic business development,
Kaz inevitably accelerates growth and
performance, thereby building blue chip companies.
With the unique background that unites consulting,
corporate, and entrepreneurial expertise,
Kaz has left his mark on a number of impressive initiatives in Canada. As
Senior Vice
President, Strategic Marketing and Business
Development, for Shoppers Drug Mart, he guided
the implementation of critical value initiatives in
preparation for one of Canada’s largest and
most successful IPOs. Kaz spearheaded the
enterprise-wide CRM program leveraging Shoppers
Optimum cardholder data to generate quick wins and
inform strategic decisions enhancing
Shoppers’ competitive edge.
Another example of his talent has been documented in
his work with Royal Bank of Canada
where he consulted on the development of the Branded
Customer Experience project, later
renamed ‘Client First’, which grew into one of the
largest initiatives ever undertaken by RBC.
Kaz started his business career with The Monitor
Group, a global consultancy focused on
improving competitiveness of Fortune 500 companies
where he sharpened his innate talent for
value creation and strategic agility. Kaz’s
shareholder value creation orientation was further
refined as Manager of Business Development at Imasco
where he was responsible for
coordinating the strategic management process,
partnering with CEOs on critical value initiatives
and providing implementation support. While with
Imasco, Kaz guided Shoppers Drug Mart
entry into the distribution business yielding a net
$100 MM fully matured EBITDA benefit and
\one of the lowest cost retail supply chains in
North America. As well, Kaz partnered with
Canada Trust guiding the development of an
integrated delivery strategy leading to the
realignment of the business model in support of a
‘comfortable’ customer experience, refocusing
channels roles and introducing effective integrating
mechanisms. Kaz provided extensive deal
support in the disposition of Canada Trust to TD
including a market-by-market branch network
optimization plan resulting in a $330 MM cost
reduction.
Kaz received his B.E.Sc. in Chemical and Biochemical
Engineering from The University of
Western Ontario and his M.B.A. from the Richard Ivey
School of Business, The University of
Western Ontario.
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