Waterstone Human Capital has named five chief people and culture officers as winners of its 2025 Canada’s Most Admired CPCO awards, recognizing HR leaders who have built high-performance workplace cultures.
Mark L. Razzolini of Alberta Blue Cross won the enterprise category award. Karen Scott of Softchoice received the mid-market honor, while Jamie Murphy of Zulu Alpha Kilo Inc. took the growth category award.
Melanie Scheepers of Coconut Software won in the emerging category. Jordan Crouch of DASCH was named winner in the non-profit category.
“These awards recognize the very best in high performance corporate culture — those leaders and organizations that have built and nurtured performance-driven cultures and that are at the forefront of culture best practices,” said Marty Parker, president and CEO of Waterstone Human Capital and chair of the Canada’s Most Admired program.
CEO and corporate culture winners
The program also recognized six CEOs and 58 organizations for their workplace culture practices. John Bianchini of Hatch won the enterprise CEO award, while Pamela Lee of Mr. Lube + Tires took the mid-market award.
Adrian Rocca of Fitzrovia received the growth category CEO award. Robert Varga of Insurance Insight Inc. won in the emerging category.
Dr. Ronald Cohn of The Hospital for Sick Children was named winner in the non-profit and broader public sector CEO category. Jay-Ann Gilfoy of Meridian Credit Union received the social purpose innovator award.
Corporate culture recognition
The corporate culture awards honored 58 organizations across five categories based on company size and sector.
The enterprise category included 11 winners, among them Alberta Blue Cross, Cadillac Fairview Corporation, Definity, GreenShield and METRO Inc.
Fourteen organizations won in the mid-market category, including BCG, Clio, Ipsos Canada and Mr. Lube + Tires. The growth category recognized 10 organizations, while the emerging category included 11 winners.
The non-profit and broader public sector category honored 12 organizations, including Canadian Cancer Society, Michael Garron Hospital and YMCA of Greater Toronto.
Awards ceremony
Waterstone will present the awards at a ceremony in Toronto on March 31, 2026. Tickets will be available in December through the program’s website.
Waterstone Human Capital is a cultural talent advisory firm based in Toronto. The company has operated the Canada’s Most Admired awards program since 2003.
2025 Canada’s Most Admired Award Winners
Chief People and Culture Officers
- Enterprise: Mark L. Razzolini, Alberta Blue Cross (Edmonton, AB)
- Mid-Market: Karen Scott, Softchoice (Toronto, ON)
- Growth: Jamie Murphy, Zulu Alpha Kilo Inc. (Toronto, ON)
- Emerging: Melanie Scheepers, Coconut Software (Saskatoon, SK)
- Non-Profit: Jordan Crouch, DASCH (Winnipeg, MB)
CEOs
- Enterprise: John Bianchini, Hatch (Mississauga, ON)
- Mid-Market: Pamela Lee, Mr. Lube + Tires (Richmond, BC)
- Growth: Adrian Rocca, Fitzrovia (Toronto, ON)
- Emerging: Robert Varga, Insurance Insight Inc. (Oakville, ON)
- Non-Profit and Broader Public Sector: Dr. Ronald Cohn, The Hospital for Sick Children (Toronto, ON)
- Social Purpose Innovator: Jay-Ann Gilfoy, Meridian Credit Union (Toronto, ON)
Corporate Cultures – Enterprise
- Alberta Blue Cross (Edmonton, AB)
- Cadillac Fairview Corporation (Toronto, ON)
- Definity (Waterloo, ON)
- GreenShield (Toronto, ON)
- METRO Inc. (Toronto, ON)
- Neighbourly Pharmacy Inc (Toronto, ON)
- OMERS (Toronto, ON)
- Pizza Pizza Limited (Etobicoke, ON)
- Reliance Home Comfort (North York, ON)
- Schneider Electric (Mississauga, ON)
- The Oppenheimer Group (Coquitlam, BC)
Corporate Cultures – Mid-Market
- BCG (Toronto, ON)
- Cactus Restaurants Ltd. (Vancouver, BC)
- Clio (Toronto, ON)
- CMiC (Toronto, ON)
- Fengate Asset Management (Oakville, ON)
- Ipsos Canada (Toronto, ON)
- Killam Apartment REIT (Halifax, NS)
- Klick Health (Toronto, ON)
- Microserve (Burnaby, BC)
- Miovision (Kitchener, ON)
- Mr. Lube + Tires (Richmond, BC)
- Nicola Wealth (Vancouver, BC)
- Vena Solutions (Toronto, ON)
- Vendasta (Saskatoon, SK)
Corporate Cultures – Growth
- 7shifts Inc. (Saskatoon, SK)
- Active Media Services (Thornhill, ON)
- Carpedia International Corp. (Toronto, ON)
- CR Wall (Cambridge, ON)
- Dejero Labs Inc. (Waterloo, ON)
- Edgewood Health Network Inc. (Toronto, ON)
- HME Medical Distribution Ltd. (Richmond, BC)
- Isaac Operations (Toronto, ON)
- Litco Law (Calgary, AB)
- Optimus SBR (Toronto, ON)
Corporate Cultures – Emerging
- Agnostic (Toronto, ON)
- AutoVerify (London, ON)
- Calvert Home Mortgage Investment Corporation (Calgary, AB)
- Canadian Business Growth Fund (Toronto, ON)
- Conversion (Vancouver, BC)
- GAM Tech (Calgary, AB)
- Kidcrew Medical (Toronto, ON)
- Level5 Strategy (Toronto, ON)
- Oak Bay Marine Group (Victoria, BC)
- POD Marketing (Calgary, AB)
- Quinn+Partners (Toronto, ON)
Corporate Cultures – Non-Profit and Broader Public Sector
- Arthritis Society Canada (Toronto, ON)
- CAA Atlantic (Saint John, NB)
- Canadian Cancer Society (Toronto, ON)
- CNIB and DBCS (Toronto, ON)
- Fairview Parkwood Craigwiel Communities (Cambridge, ON)
- Michael Garron Hospital/Toronto East Health Network (Toronto, ON)
- Opportunities NB (Fredericton, NB)
- Ronald McDonald House BC and Yukon (Vancouver, BC)
- Royal Roads University (Victoria, BC)
- Second Harvest Canada (Etobicoke, ON)
- Southlake Health (Newmarket, ON)
- YMCA of Greater Toronto (Toronto, ON)
