Partner, Private Company Services, Deloitte
National Leader, Canada's 50 Best Managed Companies Program With two decades of experience, John Hughes, a chartered accountant and partner in the Private Company Services group for Deloitte in Toronto, has spent his career helping entrepreneurs and their management teams create value and grow their businesses. Hughes has developed a broad range of expertise in issues unique to entrepreneurs in privately held companies, particularly where corporate ownership and families intertwine. As program leader, Hughes has been involved with Canada's 50 Best Managed Companies program since its inception, and is the coauthor of Building the Best: Inside Canada's Best Managed Companies (Penguin Group Canada, 2006.) Hughes is a member of the Canadian and Ontario Institutes of Chartered Accountants and holds a Masters of Business Administration from York University.