John MacDonald

Chief Executive Officer at THE WESTAIM CORPORATION

Net worth: 13 M $ as of 2026-05-30

65 year

40 connections

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Technology Services

Producer Manufacturing

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John Cameron MacDonald is President, CEO, Secretary & Director at The Westaim Corp.
since 2024.
Former roles include President & Chief Executive Officer at Goodwood, Inc. from 2000 to 2013; Chairman at Belzberg Technologies, Inc. from 2009 to 2011; Chairman at Skyward Specialty Insurance Group, Inc. from 2020 to 2023; Director at ATS Corp., Skyward Specialty Insurance Group, Inc., and Frontline Technologies, Inc.; Director at Connor Clark Pvt Trust Co. from 1990 to 1999; and Vice President at CIBC Wood Gundy Corp.
from 1983 to 1990.
Education includes undergraduate studies at Wilfrid Laurier University.

Known holdings in public companies

Company	Date	Number of shares	Valuation	Valuation date
WESTAIM CORPORATION 2.27%	2026-04-08	756,457 ( 2.27% )	13 M $	2026-05-30

John MacDonald active positions

Companies	Position	Start
THE WESTAIM CORPORATION	Chief Executive Officer	2009-04-06

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Former positions of John MacDonald

Companies	Position	End
SKYWARD SPECIALTY INSURANCE GROUP, INC.	Chairman	2023-11-29
FRONTLINE TECHNOLOGIES INC	Director/Board Member	2012-03-21
Belzberg Technologies, Inc. Belzberg Technologies, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Develops real-time global trading software applications	Chairman	2011-04-19
Connor Clark Pvt Trust Co.	Corporate Officer/Principal	1998-12-31
CIBC Wood Gundy Corp. CIBC Wood Gundy Corp. Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Provides brokerage services	Corporate Officer/Principal	1989-12-31

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Private companies	9
The Westaim Corp. The Westaim Corp. Financial ConglomeratesFinance Operates as an investment company which provides long-term capital to businesses within the global financial services industry	Finance
Belzberg Technologies, Inc. Belzberg Technologies, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Develops real-time global trading software applications	Technology Services
ATS Corp. ATS Corp. Industrial MachineryProducer Manufacturing Manufactures and sells custom-engineered automated equipment and test systems	Producer Manufacturing
Goodwood, Inc. Goodwood, Inc. Investment ManagersFinance Goodwood uses a bottom-up, value-oriented investment approach, with a strong focus on equity special events and credit opportunities. Th firm’s investment-grade portfolios are predominately Canadian companies. Their investment approach is focused on the preservation of capital through extensive and rigorous investment analysis on a position and portfolio basis.	Finance
Wilfrid Laurier University Wilfrid Laurier University Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services
CIBC Wood Gundy Corp. CIBC Wood Gundy Corp. Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Provides brokerage services	Finance
Skyward Specialty Insurance Group, Inc. Skyward Specialty Insurance Group, Inc. Multi-Line InsuranceFinance Operates as a holding company with interest in providing property, casualty, life, health insurance, reinsurance and underwriting services	Finance
Frontline Technologies, Inc. Frontline Technologies, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Provides trading technology services for equities and options and also offers IT infrastructure support and managed services	Technology Services
Connor Clark Pvt Trust Co.