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Jos J. Wintermans
Former President & CEO
Sodisco-Howden Group

Jos J. Wintermans, 58, is the former President and Chief Executive Officer of the Sodisco-Howden Group, where he restructured the company to perform better and become the leading distributor of Hardlines and Building Materials for Independent Merchants across Canada. The Company was acquired by CanWel Building Supplies at the end of 2004.

Before joining the company, Mr. Wintermans served for a period of 2 years as President and CEO of Skyjack Inc. a leader in the industrial platform manufacturing industry. After a significant restructuring and re-financing the firm was sold to Linamar Industries. For a period of one year as President & CEO of Rogers CableSystems Ltd, Canada's largest Cable Company, he restructured the organization and performance to cut losses significantly and restore confidence with customers, personnel and investors.

From 1988 to 1996, Mr. Wintermans served first as President, CEO & member of the board of Canadian Tire Acceptance Ltd, responsible for an array of financial services and then as Senior Vice-President, Diversified Business, Canadian Tire Corporation, reporting to the President & CEO. He introduced Requisite Organization concepts to the company and produced a highly motivated and successful company.

Mr. Wintermans is an MBA graduate from Queen's University of Kingston (Ontario) and is a Master of Law graduate from Leyden University, Leyden, The Netherlands. He also received an Honorary fellowship from Ryerson University in 1993 for introducing innovative concepts in business.

Degrees and certifications

  • MBA - Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada
  • Master of Law - Leyden University, Leyden, The Netherlands
  • Honorary fellowship - Ryerson University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada 1993

Contact Info

Major organizations and consulting firms that provide Requisite Organization-based services

A global association of academics, managers, and consultants that focuses on spreading RO implementation practices and encouraging their use
Dr. Gerry Kraines, the firms principal, combines Harry Levinson's leadership frameworks with Elliott Jaques's Requisite Organization. He worked closely with Jaques over many years, has trained more managers in these methods than anyone else in the field, and has developed a comprehensive RO-based software for client firms.
Ron Capelle is unique in his multiple professional certifications, his implementation of RO concepts through well designed organization development methods, and his research documenting the effectiveness of his firm's interventions
Former RO-experienced CEO, Ron Harding, provides coaching to CEOs of start-ups and small and medium-size companies that are exploring their own use of RO concepts.  His role is limited, temporary and coordinated with the RO-based consultant working with the organization
Founded by Gillian Stamp, one of Jaques's colleagues at Brunel, the firm modified Jaques;s work-levels, developed the Career Path Appreciation method, and has grown to several hundred certified assessors in aligned consulting firms world-wide recently expanding to include organization design
Requisite Organization International Institute distributes Elliott Jaques's books, papers, and videos and provides RO-based training to client organizations