have a close connection with its subject . it may require cleanup to comply with wikipedia s content policies particularly neutral point of view . please discuss further on the talk page . april 2016 learn how and when to remove this template message calian group ltd. type public company traded as tsx cgy industry technology services health services training services systems engineering and manufacturing founded september 27 1982 headquarters ottawa canada key people kevin ford president and ceo jacqueline gauthier cfo patrick thera president of sed systems number of employees 2 500 march 2016 website http www.calian.com calian group ltd. is a canadian company that was founded in 1982 as an ottawa based consulting firm . the company went public in 1993 and is traded on the toronto stock exchange tsx under the symbol cgy formerly cty . calian employs over 2 500 people with offices and projects that span canada u.s. and international markets . the company s capabilities are diverse and include the provision of business and technology services to private sector and public sector organizations in health training engineering and it services domains as well as the design manufacturing and maintenance of complex systems to the communications and defence sectors . contents 1 history 2 acquisitions 3 operations 4 business of the company 5 awards and recognition 6 corporate governance 7 references 8 external links history edit calian group ltd. formerly known as calian technologies ltd. 1 was formed on september 27 1982 2 it has since grown from a one person ottawa based consulting firm focused on providing quality assurance consulting services to technology companies to a 240m public and private sector professional services and engineering services provider . the company went public in 1993 after the acquisition of sed systems of saskatoon . 3 and is traded on the toronto stock exchange under the symbols cgy 4 ray basler took over the position of ceo of the company when larry o brien retired from the company in feb 2005 . at that time larry o brien stayed on as chairman of the board of directors . 5 larry officially retired from that position on july 12 2012 . 6 kevin ford became calian s president and ceo upon ray basler s retirement on march 31 2015 . acquisitions edit miller communications systems ltd. 1988 incorporation of calian u.s. ltd. 1989 acquisition of sed systems inc. 1990 acquisition of skywave 1993 acquisition of pricon staffing services 1996 acquisition of hst 1998 acquisition of why interactive jetform 1998 acquisition of permatemp pti 1999 acquisition of ppi 1999 acquisition of macdonald brisson 2000 7 acquisition of titan consulting group ltd. 2004 8 acquisition of primacy management inc. 2012 9 acquisition of amtek engineering services ltd. 2014 10 acquisition of med team 2014 acquisition of dwp 2014 operations edit calian ltd. is a wholly owned subsidiary of calian group ltd. and consists of two divisions business and technology services bts division systems engineering division sed systems calian s corporate headquarters is located in ottawa ontario . business of the company edit calian s services are delivered through two divisions business and technology services bts division which is headquartered in ottawa with offices in toronto montreal kingston halifax oromocto and edmonton . the bts division s capabilities include the provision of business and technology services to industry public and government in the health training engineering and it services domains . systems engineering sed division calian s systems engineering division sed located in saskatoon plans designs and implements complex communication systems for many of the world s space agencies and leading satellite manufacturers and operators . sed also provides contract manufacturing services for both private sector and military customers in north america . awards and recognition edit calian was named one of canada s top 50 defence companies in 2016 by canadian defence review . in 2011 calian was awarded an ottawa business achievement award 2011 company of the year 11 calian is a continuous improvement business excellence organization . the internal calian management system has been recognized by the national quality institute nqi of canada now excellence canada 12 with the gold level canada award of excellence for quality in 2006 13 and the gold level canada award of excellence in healthy workplace in 2009 . 14 calian is currently pursing gold level certification using excellence canada s new standard . corporate governance edit current members of the calian board of directors are kenneth loeb chairman david tkachuk richard vickers george weber ray basler jo anne poirier kevin ford references edit sharondaly . calian announces name change to calian group ltd. . www.calian.com . retrieved 2016 04 05 . http www.calian.com technology news technology news 2002 09 26 . asp stockhouse removed content . stock market quotes stock market quotes and symbols . http www.calian.com technology news technology news 2004 07 22b . asp http www.calian.com technology news technology news releases detail.aspx id 32 http www.calian.com investment financials financial news 2nd quarter2000.asp http www.calian.com technology news technology news 2004 09 07 . asp http www.calian.com technology news technology news releases detail.aspx id 28 http www.calian.com technology news technology news releases detail.aspx id 55 http www.obj.ca technology 2011 12 02 article 2822007 calian named company of the year 1 http www.nqi.ca en home http www.nqi.ca awards recipients recipients2006.asp http www.nqi.ca awards recipients recipients2009.aspx external links edit calian s official site calian s business and technology site sed systems calian health calian training calian it professional service retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title calian & oldid 732093593 categories companies listed on the toronto stock 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