William Hullah
President, Founder and CEO
1986 – Present
President, Founder, FTI Foodtech International Inc.
- Publicly traded Toronto based firm, established for developing and licensing food and other technologies
- Food Product Development and Licensing
- Food Industry Corporate Partnership Building
- Barter Systems Development/Improvement/Expansion
- Surplus Goods (Liquidation Goods) Business
- Product Routing System Development for Surplus Goods and Barter Industries using Blockchain
- Research of Blockchain Applications Development in Food Industry
- Development, manufacturing and marketing of all-natural pet treat product line – Maxitreat brand.
1976 –Present
President, Co-founder, Cardinal Biologicals Ltd.
- Wholly Canadian-owned company. Established well-respected food consulting service with two main divisions – Cardinal Laboratories and Cardinal Kitchens. Customized services for food industry processing, research and development and marketing. Innovative combination of applied chemistry, microbiology and home economics services.
- Food Consultant in Canadian Food industry in areas of food product testing and development, microbiological quality control, industry applications of food research, food plant auditor and food safety HACCP program implementation
- Food product technology transfer agent for National Research Council of Canada – (IRAP – Industrial Research Applications Program) through Cardinal Biologicals Ltd – liaison between companies within food industry to identify companies with compatible components to maximize production capabilities and market opportunities
- Initial development of Maxitreat brand pet treat product line
2000
- Pet Industry Joint Advisory Council Canada (PIJAC) – Committee Chair, Good Manufacturing Practices Development and Manual in Compliance with Canadian Food Inspection Agency
1984 -1985
- President, Canadian Food Service Executives Association, Toronto Branch
1976
- Food Microbiology Consultant, Montreal Summer Olympics
- Food Quality Control Laboratory Manager for food served to athletes
1969 – 1983
- Professor of Food Microbiology, Ryerson Polytechnical Institute
1969 – 1976
- Founder, Operator, Industrial Bacteriological Services
- Food Safety testing services and consulting
- Author, several research papers and patents
1969 – 1983
- Union Carbide – Modified Atmosphere Packaging – Specialist for Canada & USA
1971
Technical papers co-author:
- Applied Microbiology, Vol 21, No 2, February 1971
- Canadian Journal of Microbiology, Vol 20, No 4, 1974
1969 – 1971
- Teaching Fellow, University of British Columbia
VOLUNTEER ACCOMPLISHMENTS/ACTIVITIES
2013
- Recipient, Queen Elizabeth II Diamond jubilee Medal – awarded for community volunteer work with Community Share Food Bank over more than 12 year span
2003 – Present
- Director Emeritus, former (Founding) President, Community Share Food Bank – North York’s largest food bank
Dr. Linda Lakats
Director
Dr. Linda Lakats combines teaching at the Schulich School of Business (since 1998) with consulting/advisory roles in both corporate and not-for-profit environments. Dr. Lakats teaches courses in the areas of statistics, business analytics, operations management, supply chain management, and service operations. Most recently, she taught MBA courses at the Schulich India campus and in the Kellogg-Schulich Executive MBA program, and has been nominated for teaching awards at the undergraduate and Masters levels (2007, 2011, 2016, 2017). While her research at Stanford University focused on probabilistic risk analysis, her current interests include healthcare applications and supply chain issues.
JoAnne M. Strongman
Director
25+ years experience
- CEO – JMS Media Group Inc. – food communications, social media promotions, food styling for commercial film production, food promotion program development
- Principal - JoAnne Strongman & Assoc., West Vancouver B.C.
- Consultant – Cardinal Kitchens, division of Cardinal Biologicals Ltd – corporate food marketing presentations, food styling, food product promotion, test kitchen projects
Education
- 1997 – (Hon) B. A. (Visual Arts) – University of Western Ontario
- 2010 – Pacific Culinary Institute
2022
- 'Meeting the Leadership Challenge' and series of executive leadership certificates - University of British Columbia - Sauder School of Business
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