Technology >> CEO Interviews >> July 27, 1999
DENNIS WOOD is the President, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of C-
MAC Industries Inc., a publicly traded company on the Toronto and
Montreal Exchanges. Mr. Wood was one of the seed capital investors in C-
MAC Industries Inc., a world leader in the manufacture of fully
integrated electronic systems for the telecommuniations, automotive,
computer equipment, avionics and instrumentation markets. C-MAC has more
than 30 facilities in over 8 countries world-wide including Canada, the
United Kingdom, the United States, France, Belgium, China and India.
During Mr. Wood's tenure, the Company's sales have grown from
approximately $500,000 U.S. in 1986 to over $800,000,000 U.S. in 1999.
Throughout his career Mr. Wood has been an entrepreneur in various
fields of business, including wallcoverings and paint. It was very
early in his life that he realized that he was meant to lead not to
follow. He has been honored in Canada with many distinctions, including
Canada's highest honor, The Order of Canada. His contributions,
financial and otherwise, to the communities where C-MAC is situated are
renown. He sits on many Boards, for both small and large companies, and
is associated with many philanthropic societies. Mr. Wood is married
with 2 grown children and counts golf amongs his many leisurely
pursuits. Profile
set the stage for the readers?
Mr. Wood: C-MAC was started in 1986, basically as a result of a small
town named
