Greg Skotnicki
Greg was appointed president of Market Maker Agriculture in 2016. In 1997, Greg began his journey as an entrepreneur opening an alternative healthcare clinic in Ottawa which led him to his role as director of operations for Ionalytics Corporation, a biotech start-up. After the successful sale of Ionalytics in 2005, Greg was approached by Manderley Turf Products financiers to run its International division which he did until being appointed president in 2007. As president, Greg expanded Manderley’s turfgrass operations and built a national distribution and support infrastructure. Today Manderley is Canada’s largest sod supplier, producing 80 million square feet of turfgrass a year and managing 7000 acres of farms across 3 provinces. In 2011 Manderley was named one of Canada’s 50 Best Managed Companies by Deloitte, CIBC, the National Post, Queen’s Smith School of Business and MacKay CEO Forums.