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Kent McCrea Chief Operating Officer and Managing Director

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Kent McCrea

Chief Operating Officer and Managing Director

Kent McCrea has served as Procom’s Chief Operating Officer since May 2015 and as Managing Director since July 2019. As COO, Kent oversees operations across Procom’s network of branch locations throughout North America and works to further develop Procom as a best in class recruiting organization focused on the information technology and business consulting sectors. His work involves managing Procom’s portfolio of back office services and working to improve the experience that we deliver to our clients, consultants and internal employees.

Prior to being named COO, Kent joined Procom in August 2006 and held a series of positions of increasing responsibility, including acting as Procom’s Ottawa branch manager and guiding the growth of its private and public sector services practice in the National Capital Region. Before joining Procom, Kent was a Director at CIBC World Markets.

In 2017, Kent was recognized by the Ottawa Business Journal as one of the top regional business leaders with its prestigious “Top 40 Under 40” award. He received a Master’s of Business Administration from Rotman School of Business at the University of Toronto and an Honours Degree in Business Administration from Wilfrid Laurier University. Kent is a CFA® Charterholder

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