Stephan Crétier
Crétier founded GardaWorld in 1995 with an investment of $25,000, which he raised by placing a second mortgage on his home. The company now generates over $5 billion in annual revenues and is a global champion in the security industry, with 132 000 employees worldwide. Over the past 25 years, Crétier has pushed the expansion of his company into the security, risk management and cash services sectors, having grown the company organically and through strategic acquisitions across Canada and into the United States, Europe, Latin America, the Middle East, Asia, and Africa.