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Stephen K. Gunn

Gunn grew up in Montreal and Kingston. He completed an honours BSc in Electrical Engineering from Queen's University and an MBA from the Richard Ivey School of Business (1981).^[4]

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.

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

• 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

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