Headquarters:
Kincardine, ON, Canada
Year founded:
2018
Number of employees:
115
Phone:
1 877 679 4332
Email:
info@npxinnovation.ca
Website:
npxinnovation.ca
LinkedIn:
linkedin.com/company/npxinnovation
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Bharath Nangia
Chief Innovation Catalyst
Margaret McBeath
Director, People and Culture/
Company Strategy
Gregg Stewart
Chief Financial Officer/Director of Engineering
Leadership
Bharath Nangia is the president and chief innovation catalyst of NPX, a nuclear innovation start-up company that is working to make nuclear energy even more sustainable, safer, affordable, and faster. Bharath has a master’s degree in nuclear engineering and over 10 years of experience in the nuclear power generation industry, with focused leadership experience at Bruce Power and OPG sites in the areas of nuclear refurbishment; environmental qualification; engineering change control; execution of engineering, procurement and construction projects; outages; and project management. He has worked in many roles within the industry, from engineering for Bruce 1 & 2 Restart and vice president of nuclear projects, to founder of NPX. He is a passionate advocate for nuclear power and other forms of renewable energy.
Chief Innovation Catalyst
Bharath Nangia
Margaret McBeath is a co-founder and director, company strategy/people and culture, at NPX. She started her career in human resources and in the nuclear industry in 2009 and has progressed as an entrepreneur, industry leader, and HR executive. Margaret has worked in all areas of HR and has led innovative HR programs and initiatives focused on talent development, training, DE&I, organizational development, and employee health and well-being.
In 2015, her work on new graduate training and development programs was recognized by the Canadian HR Awards. Her company at the time, Amec Foster Wheeler, won the The University of Waterloo Award for Next Generation Employment Innovation. She was selected as HR Leader of the Year in 2021.
Director, People and Culture/Company Strategy
Margaret McBeath
Gregg Stewart has 20 years of experience in research, engineering and project delivery, including 15 years in the nuclear industry. Key projects in the nuclear industry include management and execution of design engineering, large-scale EPC and EPCM projects, execution of integrity and fitness-for-service analysis and assessments in support of safe operation of CANDU power plants, and project management of multi-disciplinary analysis and engineering projects.
A licensed professional engineer in Ontario, he led the on-site operations for a major engineering vendor at Bruce Power’s facility, and was responsible for executing design engineering, field engineering, safety, operations and refurbishment initiatives. Previous roles included a secondment to Bruce Power as project manager for large (>$100 million) EPC/EPCM projects for Bruce A Restart.
Chief Financial Officer/Director of Engineering
Gregg Stewart
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Steve Fernandes
Director of Projects
Over the past 11 years, Steve has led and supported engineering, construction, and commissioning projects on major refurbishment campaigns, including the Bruce MCR, Bruce A U1 & 2 Restart, and Darlington refurbishment projects. Steve has managed projects integral to the Darlington Retube and Feeder Replacement (RFR) program, including critical path projects as part of the Darlington U2 RFR execution team. He currently manages the Bruce MCR U3 Innovation Program and has led the development of opportunities that save Bruce MCR U3 approximately $120 million over the execution phase. Steve holds a Project Management Professional certification from the Project Management Institute and has education in lean process improvement.
Director of Projects
Steve Fernandes
Guy Bisaillon
Lawyer and Mediator
Guy Bisaillon, a partner at Dunton Rainville, practices primarily real estate law, banking law, insolvency law and construction law, serving a clientele composed of financial institutions and small to medium-sized businesses. He is also an accredited mediator working in alternative conflict resolution.
Lawyer and Mediator
Guy Bisaillon
Nuclear Promise X (NPX) is on a mission to combat the climate crisis through clean energy innovation. The company strives to make clean forms of energy more cost effective, accelerating innovation in the nuclear industry, and to create a diverse and highly creative team that can solve big challenges in the energy industry.
The foundation of NPX culture is its core values of making innovation happen, being customer obsessed, caring for each other, and giving back to its community. The team consists of innovation catalysts who are socially conscious, focused on innovation, and wholeheartedly committed to supporting their community in meaningful ways.
NPX is strongly committed to diversity, inclusion, and equity. The company takes an actively antiracist stance and creates a strong sense of belonging
for people from all backgrounds and perspectives.
Chris McDonald
AVP,
Professional Liability
Paul Mayer
Executive Vice President,
Investment Sales
Karen Bannister, CM
Vice President, Marketing
Sarah M Stewart
Associate Vice President,
Leasing and Call Centre Operations
Chris McDonald joined Markel Canada in October 2018 as a senior underwriter, bringing over 15 years of underwriting experience to his role. Since then, he has progressed to his current role of AVP, professional liability, managing a national team and providing council and mentorship to the entire PFR team. Chris has a deep and technical understanding of professional and management liability and has both underwritten and helped develop products in emerging industries, including cyber and fintech.
Prior to his role at Markel, Chris had a lengthy career with Encon (now Victor) where his roles progressed from underwriting to managing various divisions within their professional and management risks department. He brings an incredible skillset to his role and is well-versed in underwriting complex risks. A team player, Chris is generous with helping develop his team and brings positivity to all of his endeavors both internally and with Markel’s national broker networks. His certifications include RIBO, CRM and RPLU.
AVP, Professional Liability
Chris McDonald
Paul Mayer has over 20 years of sales and marketing experience at the vice president level. He is a graduate of Queen’s University and has an MBA from IESE Business School in Spain. He speaks English, French, and German, and has an understanding of Spanish.
Executive Vice President, Investment Sales
Paul Mayer
Karen Bannister has over 20 years of marketing expertise and has a Chartered Marketer designation from the Canadian Marketing Association. She is a strategic marketing leader with a career record of success in developing and executing effective marketing strategies, growing revenue, and overseeing multi-talented teams. She also holds five certifications for marketing and brand management.
Karen has successfully completed the Mini-MBA, Essentials of Management program at Schulich School of Business, and most recently completed the Communications and Leadership Program at The Ivey Academy.
Vice President, Marketing
Karen Bannister, CM
Sarah M Stewart has more than 15 years of strategic leasing and customer care experience in residential property management. She is responsible for overseeing all aspects of Centurion’s national leasing platforms, residential lead generation, and overall customer experience excellence through operation of the company’s internal customer service department.
Associate Vice President, Leasing and Call Centre Operations
Sarah M Stewart
“By remaining agile and on top of the market, we are building trusting and benevolent relationships with our amazing broker force”
Christopher Kelen,
Markel Canada