LEADERSHIP AWARD 2019 Mr. Edward M. Barrett Mr. Ed Barrett, of Carleton County, New Brunswick, is co-CEO of Barrett Corporation, a North American investment and management company. He is CEO of Barrett Diversified Inc., which operates wholesale distribution companies in Canada and the US, and is cofounder, significant shareholder, and serves on the Board of Xplornet Communications, a leading broadband and communications company in Canada. He graduated with a BA from Acadia University in 1975 and received a MPA from Dalhousie University in 1977. After spending the next two years in Ottawa working in the public service, he answered a call to entrepreneurship and returned to New Brunswick, where he has spent the intervening years. Feeling called to serve at the intersection of business and public service, Mr. Barrett serves as Chairman of NB Power, he is on the Board of Wajax Industries, a public company traded on the TSX which is a leading mobile
Mr. Ed Barrett giving the Convocation Address at the morning ceremony
equipment and industrial supplies company in Canada, two private companies based out of New Brunswick, Atlantic Industries, Apex Industries, and he is Past Chair of the Board of Governors at Crandall University. Mr. Barrett also serves on the Board of Directors for Nav Canada, a private sector, non-share capital corporation that owns and operates Canada’s civil air navigation service (ANS), and for Medavie Blue Cross, a not-forprofit health services partner for individuals, employers and governments across Canada. While he has developed a concern for the public good as well as sensible business practices, Mr. Barrett’s ultimate definition for a life well-lived comes from his faith walk. Throughout his life, studies, and work, he has stayed connected to local churches, and has sought to live his faith out through all of his endeavours, leading by example in his family, his work, and his life. Mr. Ed Barrett (middle), being presented with the Crandall University Leadership Award by Chancellor Don Simmonds (right) and President & Vice Chancellor Dr. Bruce Fawcett (left)
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Mr. Barrett and his wife Melissa live in Woodstock, New Brunswick. They have two adult daughters, Karen and Correen (‘08), and two grandchildren.
