Larry Fitzgerald

Larry Fitzgerald is the President and CEO of Productive Ventures Inc., a management consulting firm that specializes in the areas of productivity improvement, commercialization and aerospace related business ventures. Previously, Larry held various leadership roles in the aerospace, manufacturing and distribution markets. Most recently, Larry was President and CEO of Wainbee Limited. Wainbee is a diversified distributor and provider of technical and supply chain solutions for automation, motion and control technologies. Wainbee has branches from coast to coast in Canada and is 100% employee owned ensuring high levels of Customer service and commitment. Prior to joining Wainbee, Larry served as the VP of Operations for Precision Castparts’ operations in Canada, Vice-President and General Manager of Centra Industries, and as General Manager for Honeywell Aerospace in Mississauga. Larry started his career with IBM and Celestica and held various roles in Engineering, Operations and Program Management. Larry holds a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from the University of New Brunswick, and a Master’s of Business Administration from York University’s Schulich School of Business. He is certified as a Six Sigma Green Belt and Lean Manufacturing expert. Larry has held numerous industry board positions, including serving on the Board of Directors of the Aerospace Industry Association of Canada and previously held Board positions with the Ontario Aerospace Council, and the Ontario Manufacturing Council. Larry Fitzgerald is known as an Executive with a passion for manufacturing, a bias for results and a track record of improving productivity levels in technology based businesses.