Canada’s Top 40 Under 40 Honoree
2019
Founder & CEO
OMX
Nicole Verkindt is the Founder & CEO of Canadian technology company, OMX (theomx.com). OMX is the world’s most powerful procurement platform specialized in driving socio-economic returns. Previously, she led a global, high tech manufacturing business. Nicole is on the Board of the Canadian Crown Corporation, CCC (Canadian Commercial Corporation) that performs government to government contracts between Canada and other countries around the world. She is a frequent technology commentator on CBC and columnist for Vanguard magazine focusing on technology. She was a “Dragon” on CBC’s Next Gen Dragon’s Den, which was dedicated to early stage technology businesses. She was named Start Up Canada’s national woman entrepreneur of the year in 2017 and received the Canadian Advanced Technology Peter Brojde award for Next Generation leadership. She also joined Gimlet media’s show “The Pitch” as the 4th investor for the 2018 season. She is on the board of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce and a Next Gen member of the Business Council of Canada, as well as the Co-Chair of the BCC’s Task Force on Canada’s Economic Growth. In 2019, she was named StartUp Canada’s Woman Ambassador of the year.
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