FERGUS V. KEYES   C. Dir.; CPP; CSP

523 rue Charon, Montreal, QC, H3K 2P4
O: (514) 949-2710 ¦ F: (514) 935-4162
Email: info@ferguskeyes.com ¦ fergus@panamsec.com ¦

Business Profile Information at: http://www.linkedin.com/in/ferguskeyes

SENIOR MANAGEMENT PROFESSIONAL

CHARTERED DIRECTOR
BOARD & GOVERNANCE

Dynamic Senior Business Development and CEO – A leader with 20+ years experience spearheading successful ventures throughout global business markets.

Qualified independent Board member – experienced Chair; Vice-Chair; Board; and Committee Member -
(Finance/Audit; Administration; Strategic Planning: Risk Assessment; Fundraising etc.)

Expert strategist, analyst, planner, team leader, negotiator and business driver

Combines expertise in Senior Management and/or Board governance (Public; Private  & Not-for-Profit) with strategic planning & organizational leadership. Participative leadership style with excellent skills in cross-functional team building, quality performance and productivity improvement.

Responds to business challenges with confidence, determination and focus.

Provides Board oversight, foresight & insight in areas such as:

• Strategic Planning & Business Development
• Audit and Finance
• Critical Problem Solving & Analysis
• Cross Functional Team Building
• Leadership and Strategy
• Risk & Threat Assessments
• Field Leadership
• Executive Relationship Management
• Communication and Social Responsibility
• Accountability and Change

A graduate (2008) of the Chartered Director (C.Dir.) program at the Director’s College, (www.thedirectorscollege.com)  as offered by McMaster University; The DeGroote School of Business & The Conference Board of Canada.

A unique and intensive education program - delivering state-of-the-art education on the duties & responsibilities of members of a. Board of Directors; financial literacy & and general business knowledge

Independent; Qualified; Experienced Board Chair / Member
Security Management Professional

Delivering Leadership Strategies

RISK ASSESSMENT SPECIALIST

CERTIFIED PROTECTION PROFESSIONAL
THREAT & RISK ASSESSMENT

CERTIFIED SECURITY PROFESSIONAL
SECURITY MANAGEMENT & CONSULTING

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Board of Directors

Centaur Theatre, Montréal, Quebec

• Past Chairman of the Board - 2004 – 2010 -
• Member of the Board as Past Chairman
• Member of the Audit/Finance & Chairman - Selection Committee
• One of the largest professionals Theatre groups in Canada

The Canadian Society for Industrial Security, Québec & Canada

• Québec Chairman and Member of the National Board 2009 – Present
• Oldest (since 1955) Private Security Association in Canada

CSSS Cavendish, Montreal, Quebec

• Chair of Special Board Committee with oversight responsibility
• Member of the President’s Advisory Committee 2011-Present
• Organization responsible for the delivery of all public health care services in the central /western section of Montreal for a number of public long term care facilities

St. Andrew’s; St. Margaret’s & Father Dowd, Montréal, Quebec

• Past Chairman of the Unified Board of Directors - 2006-2010
• Member of the Audit/Finance & Chairman - Administration Committee
• Three (3) long term care facilities

American Security Distribution Inc., Anaheim, California

• Former Member of the Executive / Management Board - 1996 - 2000
• A Major Security Product distributor in North America

The American Society for Industrial Security (ASIS International)

• Former Montréal Chapter # 196 – Chairman - 1992-94
• World wide Security Association

BUSINESS AFFAIRS

PANAMSEC, Montreal, Quebec

• Owner / President - 2001 to 2010
• Security Product distribution company. www.panamsec.ca   
• Responsibilities include overseeing all business activities in delivering products and services related to consultation and threat assessment to private and public sector organizations achieving a strong market presence based on innovative marketing programs and delivering professional, strategic solutions. 
• Set up and successfully established a fully operating web based company.
• Negotiated with suppliers & customers and handled all the legal and accounting aspects of the operation.
• Generated revenues of over $400,000 in the first year of operation by developing a global distribution system for security products.
• Received the Canadian Small Business of the Month award in 2006.

MSP CENTRE, Montreal, Quebec 

• General Manager & President - 1991-2001
• A Canadian security products distributor.   
• Responsibilities included management of all Canadian Operations with locations in Montreal, Toronto & Vancouver and supervision of 45 people on average.
• Brought company to profitable position and interfaced purchasing between Canadian operation and American Parent companies by working closely with trustees and playing an integral role in negotiating with a Chicago distributor (Anicom) to purchase Canadian assets (when original stakeholder withdrew).
• Established market presence as a member of the world-wide management committee with regular meetings in California & Chicago.

Guillevin International Inc., Montreal, Quebec

• General Manager – Two (2) Divisions - 1985-91
• A world class leader in specialized product distribution. www.guillevin.com
• Responsibilities included set up and development of two separate divisions of Guillevin: Guillevin Video & Security and Guilcat with authority over 120 branch locations in Canada.  Profit / Loss responsibility specific to each division.

EDUCATION & TRAINING:

CSP – Certified Security Professional – CSIS Canadian Soc. Ind. Sec. 2008

• (http://www.csis-scsi.org/Main.htm )

CPP – Certified Protection Professional – ASIS International 2008

• (www.asisonline.org )

C.DIR – Chartered Director – The Director’s College – McMaster University; 2007

• DeGroote School of Business & Conference Board of Canada
• (www.thedirectorscollege.com )

Master’s Level – International Peacekeeping 2007

• United Nations & Canadem – 18 courses
• (http://www.canadem.ca/main/ )

B.A. program – Sir George Williams University, Montreal, Quebec 

College Diploma – John Abbott College, Montreal, Quebec

Security Management Certification – Concordia University, Montreal, Quebec 

Financial Analysis – In house Guillevin Training, Niagara on the Lake, Ontario    

Management Training – Various courses 

Executive Management Workshops – ASD, Anaheim, California

 

ASSOCIATIONS & AFFILIATIONS:

Past Professional Membership: Institute of Corporate Directors 

Professional Membership: Canadian Society for Industrial Security 

Professional Membership: ASIS International 

 

VOLUNTEER COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT

C.E.S.O. - 2001 to Present

• Past Volunteer: Management Consulting
• Helping young entrepreneurs with new business start up, Montreal, QC

St. Columban Cemetery restoration project, Montreal, QC - 2002 to Present

• Project Member and Founder

Montreal discussion group on current affairs & philosophy - 1990 to Present

• Founder & Leader:

PSC Community Adult Theatre & PSC-YMCA Youth Theatre Program - 2006 to Present

• Founding Member

Société d'histoire de Pointe Saint Charles - 2004 to Present

• Local Non Profit Historical Society
• Past Chairman & Member of the Board of Directors

LANGUAGE SKILLS

English - French (verbal, reading & comprehension) 

 

AWARDS 

The Most Venerable Order of Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem - 1992

• The Priory of Canada
• “For valuable assistance rendered in the furtherance of the work of the Order” 

Canadian Society for Industrial Security (CSIS) - 1982

• “Awarded for extraordinary contribution to the goals of the Society” 
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