Stephen K. Gunn is Executive Co-Chairman and co-Founder of Sleep Country Canada Inc, which he co-founded with

Christine Magee Christine Magee (born November 7, 1959) is the co-founder and president of Sleep Country Canada. In October 1994, she co-founded the company with Stephen K. Gunn and Gordon Lownds. By 2004, the company had expanded to 89 stores, with over 600 emp ...

and

Gordon Lownds Gordon Lownds (born 1947/48), co-Founder of Sleep Country Canada and Listen Up! Canada, is a successful Canadian entrepreneur. Gord Lownds was born and raised in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Philosophy from Yor ...

. As of June 2013, the company has 201 stores across

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and 43 stores in the US ( Sleep America).

Early life

Gunn grew up in

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and Kingston. He completed an honours BSc in

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from Queen's University and an

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from the

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(1981).

Career

After university he joined

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as a Management Consultant (1981–1987). In 1987, he co-founded and was the President of Kenrick Capital, a private equity business. In October 1994, he co-founded Sleep Country Canada with

and

. He is currently on the board of directors for Dollarama, Cara Operations and Golf Town. He succeeded Larry Rossy as chairman of the board of directors of Dollarama on March 29, 2018.

Personal life

Gunn is married with a daughter and 3 sons. He enjoys golf, sailing and skiing.

Awards

*1998-

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named him and Christine Magee the Ontario Entrepreneur of the Year, Retail/Wholesale *2003- Inducted into the Canadian Retail Hall of Fame, Retail Council of Canada *2004- Inducted into the Canadian Marketing Hall of Legends *2006- Recipient of CIRAS Henry Singer Award for exceptional leadership in the retailing and services sectors

References

External links

Sleep Country Canada Plans Expansion into the U.S.Steve Gunn Guest Speaker
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