After university he joined McKinsey & Company 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 Christine Magee and Gordon Lownds. 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- Financial Post 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
^Canadian Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management - Page 245
Balderson, D. Wesley (David Wesley) - 2000 "Incident 8-3 Sleep Country's Wake-Up Call In a well-planned assault on two of Canada's biggest markets, mattress retailer ...Christine Magee... Her partners, merchant bankers Gordon Lownds and Stephen Gunn. had once invested in a mattress manufacturer."
^The Blue Book of Canadian Business Canadian Newspaper Services International Limited - 2001 "Sleep Country Canada Inc. Suite 101, 3870 Jacombs Road ... CEO: Stephen Gunn .. Christine Magee"
^Nelson Information's Directory of Investment Research - Volume 3 - Page 178 2008 "Chairman & Chief Executive Stephen K. Gunn President Christine Magee Chief Financial Officer & Secretary Vicki Jones Employees: 1,030 Shares Outs.: 14,045,577