Aplin named 2017 Best Managed Gold Standard Requalified company

Toronto, ON – March 9, 2017 – David Aplin Group was honoured with the prestigious Canada’s Best Managed Companies designation. The 2017 Best Managed program recognizes the best-in-class of Canadian-owned and managed companies with revenues over $15 million demonstrating strategy, capability and commitment to achieve sustainable growth.

“It’s much more than just financial performance,” said Peter Brown, Partner, Deloitte and Co-Leader, Canada’s Best Managed Companies program. “The ingredients to success also include overall business performance and sustained growth. It takes dedication and commitment from the entire organization.”

This recognition is a testament to our incredible customers both employers and candidates whom we are so privileged to serve every day in Canada. Our customers keep returning to us time and again over our 40 plus year history, and more than anything client service is the reason for this recognition.

Established in 1993, Canada’s Best Managed Companies is one of the country’s leading business awards programs recognizing Canadian-owned and managed companies for innovative, world-class business practices. Winners are an important engine of economic growth for being adaptable and sustainable in a global market. Applicants are evaluated by an independent judging panel made up of judges from Deloitte, CIBC, Canadian Business, Smith School of Business and MacKay CEO Forums. Best Managed companies share commonalities that include an emphasis on culture and people, innovation, sustained performance and strong financial results.

We are very fortunate to have attracted and retained an amazing team of people, a team I know is most capable in our space. One of our core values is Teamwork and Collaboration and our leadership team does an excellent job living this value. I’m so proud of our team in every location from Halifax to Vancouver and everywhere in between.” said Jeff Aplin, President, David Aplin Group.

“CIBC is thrilled to congratulate David Aplin Group on being named one of Canada’s Best Managed Companies, recognizing its excellence in leadership, business performance and innovation,” said Jon Hountalas, Executive Vice President, Business and Corporate Banking, CIBC. “As a sponsor of Canada’s Best Managed Companies program for over 20 years, CIBC is proud to celebrate private companies like David Aplin Group as leaders in their industry.”

2017 winners of the Canada’s Best Managed Companies award will be honoured at the annual Canada’s Best Managed Companies gala in Toronto on April 19, 2017. On the same date, the Best Managed symposium will address leading-edge business issues that are key to the success of today’s business leaders.

The Best Managed program is sponsored by Deloitte, CIBC, Canadian Business, Smith School of Business and MacKay CEO Forums.

About Canada’s Best Managed Companies

Canada’s Best Managed Companies continues to be the mark of excellence for Canadian-owned and managed companies with revenues over $15 million. Every year since the launch of the program in 1993, hundreds of entrepreneurial companies have competed for this designation in a rigorous and independent process that evaluates their management skills and practices. The awards are granted on four levels: 1) Canada’s Best Managed Companies new winner (one of the new winners selected each year); 2) Canada’s Best Managed Companies winner (award recipients that have re-applied and successfully retained their Best Managed designation for two additional years, subject to annual operational and financial review); 3) Gold Standard winner (After three consecutive years of maintaining their Best Managed status, these winners have demonstrated their commitment to the program and successfully retained their award for 4-6 consecutive years); 4) Platinum Club member (Winners that have maintained their Best Managed status for seven years or more). Program sponsors are Deloitte, CIBC, Canadian Business, Smith School of Business and MacKay CEO Forums. For further information, visit www.bestmanagedcompanies.ca.

About David Aplin Group

David Aplin Group (www.aplin.com) was established in 1975 and today is one of Canada’s most accomplished recruiting firms. We provide the strongest talent for every organization we help—from local entrepreneurs to Fortune 500’s. We work hard to give our customers deeply specialized, full-service recruiting and HR solutions —from one source. Most of all, we proactively seek better employment strategies to help ensure our client’s recruiting success.

For further information, please contact:

bestmanagedcompanies@deloitte.ca

www.bestmanagedcompanies.ca

Contact information:

Jeff Aplin President, David Aplin Group 403.351.2440 japlin@aplin.com ▪ www.aplin.com