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Anne Whelan<\/span> <\/b>| Founding President and CEO of Seafair Capital Inc.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Anne Whelan is the Founding President and CEO of Seafair Capital Inc.,\u00a0a holding company providing strategic leadership and services to its companies. Based in Newfoundland, Seafair Capital\u2019s businesses employ more than 800 people and revenues in excess of 50 million dollars annually across multiple industries. Anne\u2019s passion for home care services started as she took over and then purchased her mother\u2019s company, CareGivers Inc, and then launched Blue Sky \u2013 both companies a part of Seafair Capital\u2019s cohort of thriving companies. Anne is also active in her community. She chairs the board of directors of Newfoundland Power and is a Board Director of the Business Development Bank of Canada as well as the CSA Group.\u00a0Through her entrepreneurial endeavours, commitment to community, and growing impact, Anne is a true role model for Canadians.<\/span><\/p>\n

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