iQmetrix CEO Wins 2015 Pacific EY Entrepreneur Of The Year Award
VANCOUVER, BC – September 25, 2015 – iQmetrix President and CEO Christopher Krywulak has been named 2015 EY Entrepreneur Of The Year (Pacific Region), in the “Business-to-business products and services” category.
“We are only here because of our people, and enough cannot be said about that,” said Christopher in his acceptance speech at the EY Pacific Awards Gala, Thursday night in Vancouver. Christopher also thanked his wife and family for their constant support.
This is Christopher’s first win as Entrepreneur Of The Year, although he has twice been a finalist: as 2010 EY Entrepreneur Of The Year (Pacific Region) and as 2001 EY Young Entrepreneur Of The Year Award (Prairies Region).
Winners of the annual EY Entrepreneur Of The Year Awards are chosen by an independent panel of judges, who assess nominees based on a number of criteria, including: financial performance, vision, leadership, innovation, personal integrity and influence, and entrepreneurial spirit.
Christopher began his career as an entrepreneur in 1990, founding a successful wireless retail chain in his home province of Saskatchewan. He founded iQmetrix in 1999 with a vision for using metrics to drive retail sales performance and enhancing the customer experience. Today, he leads iQmetrix’s growth strategy, culture, product design and development, as well as R&D.
Christopher’s commitment to iQmetrix employees and iQmetrix’s unique workplace culture cannot be overstated. Beyond his business vision for the company, Christopher founded iQmetrix with a desire to create a better organization and workplace, one that encourages creativity, innovation and collaboration, but is also committed to individual growth and a positive work-life balance. iQmetrix’s core purpose to “create great experiences” for its clients, its employees, and the end consumer was crowdsourced by iQmetrix staff; it exemplifies Christopher’s statement of “being here because of our people.”
About iQmetrix:
At iQmetrix, we are passionate about retail. Our purpose is to create great experiences for retailers, their employees and the end consumer. Our products bridge the gap between physical and virtual retail channels, offering the latest in retail management and customer experience technology. XQ Interactive Retail brings elements of online and mobile shopping experiences into the physical store to engage and educate shoppers during the purchase process. RQ Retail Management is a modular system for managing all aspects of a store chain operation, including POS, ERP, inventory and HR. Based on a Platform philosophy, XQ and RQ allow users to effectively manage back-of-house operations and the in-store customer experience. In a nutshell, we give retailers what they need so customers can get what they want. Founded in 1999, iQmetrix is a privately-held software as a service (SaaS) company with offices in Canada, the U.S. and Australia. www.iQmetrix.com
