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The head of Canada's largest software firm keeps one eye on the shop floor, another on the future Get the Flash Player to see this player. It's a jungle in the tech world, and Tom Jenkins' company, Open Text Corp., has clawed its way to become Canada's largest software firm. Through the meltdowns and mergers, Mr. Jenkins, 48, has evolved from CEO into executive chairman and chief strategy officer at Open Text, an Internet company that is one of the most luminary members of Waterloo, Ont.'s high-tech cluster. He has also taken time to sit on a high-profile competition policy review panel which reported on Canada's economic challenges. Have you learned how to be a survivor? Most CEOs will be honest with you and say business is a game of Survivor. You're constantly going through product cycles, you're constantly thinking about... [read full story]
