The Figure Made the Landscape

As an executive with Electronic Data Systems (EDS), a Fortune 500 IT company, Jim Paris travelled the globe, before settling in Cape Breton eight years ago to manage a Canadian division. It's where he fell in love with Nova Scotia and where he first came into contact with AG Research, the company he was destined to lead.

 
"I started doing some consulting with AG Research and was really impressed. It's a perky company with very bright people," says Paris, who was brought on as the new CEO in May 2008. As the new kid on the block, he's immersing himself in every sector of the company, getting to know both the working teams and the client base. "There's a lot of good stuff going on, so it's kind of like catching up, keeping up, and moving forward, all at the same time," he says. "It's fun and I'm certainly not bored."