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Paul Johnson is the Chairman & CEO of Quantum 5X Systems Inc., Executive Chairman of Professional Quality Assurance Ltd. and Partner of Pivotal Input. Paul holds a B.A.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Waterloo and an MBA from the Harvard Business School.

Q5X designs and markets the world’s smallest broadcast quality wireless microphone systems for the sports and entertainment markets. Q5X’s customers include Major League Baseball, the NHL, NBA and Radio City Music Hall, as well as most of North America’s prominent broadcasters.

Professional Quality Assurance is one of the largest independent software quality assurance companies in Canada. PQA offers the perfect solution for clients seeking the ideal balance between managing testing costs during development, improving product quality and releasing products to market in a timely, efficient manner.

Pivotal Input is a firm dedicated to helping build successful businesses by providing active mentoring and advice to CEOs of high potential entrepreneurial organizations. In addition to his individual clients, Paul has been named the Ted Rogers Executive in Residence for the Wallace McCain Institute where he serves as a facilitator, instructor, and mentor to 15 entrepreneurial CEO’s.

Paul’s prior work history includes venture capital management as a Partner of Fullarton Capital and general management; as both a consultant with McKinsey & Company and as President of Accuride Canada, the world’s largest manufacturer of truck wheels. He has sat on the board of 11 private technology companies.