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In 2016, Brianne acquired her family business and
                                                    was appointed President & CEO of O’Brien
                                                    Material Handling. O’Brien has been in operation
                                                    for over 25 years in Atlantic Canada and is a second
                                                    generation owner. She has previously worked in the
                                                    family business while growing up as a child and
                                                    most recently in 2010 after successfully heading up
                                                    it’s first ever human resources department. A native
                                                    to New Brunswick, Brianne gained her professional
                                                    experience living in various cities across Canada
                                                    working in sectors such as telecommunications,
                                                    aviation and law. Having found a passion for
                                                    business, Brianne has enrolled at Crandall
                                                    University to complete her bachelors. Since her take
                                                    over in leadership, Brianne is leading organizational
                                                    change and is proving her abilities to bring forth
           Brianne D'Souza                          growth and ideas all the while maintaining the
           EChO2                                    integrity and reputation of the organization her
           President & CEO                          father built.
           O'Brien Material Handling Inc.
           Memramcook New Brunswick
           http://www.obrienmaterial.com
           bdsouza @obrienmaterial.com







                                                    Chester was born in the Miramichi area and grew up
                                                    in Quebec, were he learned the art of being fluently
                                                    bilingual. Upon completion of high school, Chester
                                                    returned to New Brunswick to complete an
                                                    undergraduate in Sociology at Crandall University.
                                                    He became involved with Postech in 2012 as an
                                                    installer/foreman. In 2015, Chester had the
                                                    opportunity to become a partner in Postech
                                                    Moncton, and later became involved with Postech
                                                    Fredericton. Today, Chester runs the daily
                                                    operations at Postech Moncton, as a main estimator
                                                    and project coordinator.
                                                    Along with his wife Ashley, Chester is a proud
           Chester I. Dana                          father of two children; Cooper and Violet Joy. He
           2iC7                                     never misses an opportunity to be outdoors doing
           Owner/Operator                           various activities such as hunting, fishing, and long
           Postech Screw Piles Moncton              distance hiking with his family. In October, he plans
           Dieppe New Brunswick                     on completing his first marathon in the Legs for
           https://postech-foundations.com/         Literacy race in Moncton, New Brunswick.
           moncton @postech-foundations.com









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