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Garth Dean

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President at GD Consulting Services
📍 Oro-Medonte, Ontario, Canada

Garth Dean is a Certified Management Accountant with over 30 years of senior leadership experience in financial management, business strategy, and operational execution. His expertise spans the information technology, commercial real estate, and resort development industries, including a key leadership role at Microsoft Canada.

During his eight-year tenure as a business group leader at Microsoft, he drove the division to achieve nine-times revenue growth.

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Experience
44 Years
Current Role
President
Location
Oro-Medonte, Ontario, Canada
Personality Overview

How Garth shows up

Fast Adopter
Confident & Optimistic
Charming & Persuasive

They don’t mind taking a stand if they believe in something. They respond well to objective pitches but also attach some value to relationships. They usually prefer to drive the conversation.

Priorities

Topics Garth cares about

Business Growth Strategy
He was responsible for P&L objectives at Microsoft and grew the Business Solutions group's revenue by nine times during his eight-year tenure as its leader.
ERP & CRM Solutions
He led business development and marketing strategy for ERP and CRM solutions at both Microsoft Canada and Great Plains Software, emphasizing the importance of partner certification.
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Career

Work history

2007
President
GD Consulting Services
4-2001 - 11-2007
Director, Business Group Lead, Microsoft Business Solutions
Microsoft Canada
4-1999 - 4-2001
Managing Director
Great Plains Software Canada Co.
2-1990 - 4-1998
Sr Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Horseshoe Resort Corporation
4-1980 - 2-1990
Controller, Development Group
Campeau Corporation
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Education
1975 - 1979
Certified Management Accountant
Algonquin College of Applied Arts and Technology
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Influence (I)

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