Advisory Board Members
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Barb Stegemann
Author and CEO, The 7 Virtues Beauty Inc.
Nova Scotia, CanadaStegemann became known to millions when she landed a venture-capital deal on the CBC TV show Dragons’ Den for The 7 Virtues Beauty. She became the “Top Game Changer” in the show’s history. Since then, Stegemann was named one of the “Top 100 Most Powerful Women in Canada” and was ranked as one of Profit Guide magazine’s “Top 30 Cool and Fabulous Canadian Entrepreneurs” (2012). Her fragrance collection won Chatelaine’s “Beauty 100 Award” (2012) and she received the “Women Innovators Award” from the US State Department at the APEC Women and Economy Summit.
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Khalid AlKhudair
Executive VP, Bank of Riyadh
Saudi ArabiaAlkhudair is a former resident of Nova Scotia and a Canadian citizen. He is ranked as one of the top 500 most powerful Arabs by Arabian Business Magazine. Alkhudair is KPMG's former COO of Markets for Saudi, Kuwait and Jordan. He founded Glowork.net, a Saudi-based employment agency focused on women, and led it to several global innovation awards from the United Nations, International Labour Organization and the World Bank. Alkhudair also starred as a judge on an Apprentice-inspired reality TV show in Saudi.
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William H. Scott
President, Branded Products Ltd.
Nova Scotia, CanadaBill Scott brings deep expertise in manufacturing and consumer packaged-goods. He is the former National Director of the Canadian Food Brokers Association and the Kidney Foundation of Canada. He has also served as a member of the board of directors of the Greater Halifax Partnership, where he provided valuable contributions to the growth and leadership of this prominent economic development organization.
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