Devan Pennell is an accomplished senior executive and Chartered Professional Accountant with more than 15 years of leadership experience spanning multiple industries and diverse roles across high-growth companies in Ottawa. This includes expertise in private financing, go-public strategies and transactions in Canada and the US, Integrated Business Management, and mergers and acquisitions.

Throughout his career, this Ottawa 40 Under 40 winner has built many high-performance teams and companies from startup to scaleup and operationalization. He is currently President of Northern Counselling & Therapeutic Services (NCTS). This high impact company specializes in providing counselling services, crisis and event support, training/workshops, and broader mental health support services to Northern and Indigenous communities. Previously, Devan has served as both Chief Strategy Officer Chief Financial Officer of Flow Beverage Corporation, Interim President of Brane Digital Assets Custody; Senior Vice President of Integrated Business Operations of HEXO; Director of Finance for Ottawa Sports and Entertainment Group (OSEG); and Director of Risk at EY.

Deeply committed to our local and global community, he has also served as a Director of the Board and Treasurer for the Ryan’s Well Foundation, a Canadian charitable organization providing effective and sustainable solutions to the water crisis in the poorest regions of the world’s developing countries. Devan will play a pivotal role in supporting Invest Ottawa, the founders, companies and community it serves, as a Director of the Board and member of the Audit Committee.

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