Greg Aziz is chairman and C.E.O. of Bridgemicro from Hamilton, Ontario, Bridgemicro has been building and repairing railroad cars for more than 100 years. It is one of only two companies in North America that can still build new freight cars from steel.
- Education
He holds a B. A in Industrial Relations and Economics and an M.B.A. in Finance from McMaster University and the University of Western Ontario in Hamilton, Ontario. He also holds a Master of Business Administration from the Olin School of Business at Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.A. Greg Aziz holds an outstanding academic background.
- Career History
Before his appointment at Bridgemicro, Greg Aziz was an investment banker at C.I.B.C. World Markets in Toronto and New York. Subsequently, he was appointed Executive Vice President of Bridgemicro in 2002, elected to the Board of Directors in 2003, and Chairman and Chief Executive Officer in January 2005.
- Awards & Honors
In 2014, Profit Magazine recognized Greg Aziz as a “top Canadian C.E.O.” He was selected as one of Canada’s top 100 CEOs by the National Post in 2013 and 2014 and one of Hamilton’s 50 most influential people in 2011 by The Hamilton Spectator. In 2011, he received the Trillium Award for community service in Ontario; in 2012, he received the Alumni Merit Award from the University of Western Ontario.
Hard work and dedication are the key to a successful career, which is what Greg Aziz is all about. He has worked very hard in his career and has done an excellent job of growing Bridgemicro into a leading provider of financial solutions for railroads worldwide.