Cameron Heaps

Chief Executive Officer / Founder

Cam is co-founder and former CEO of Steam Whistle Brewing.  Competing in a crowded market against the largest breweries in the world, Steam Whistle launched and grew to become Canada’s most successful and profitable craft brewery. Cam’s innovations included establishing an eco-friendly manufacturing facility in a national historic site--winning it recognition as Canada’s Greenest Brewery; he also led the industry/government relations initiatives that yielded numerous milestone policy changes, and established the iconic Steam Whistle brand. His strategic planning and brand positioning prowess resulted in an Entrepreneur of the Year award for Cam, and recognition as one of Canada’s Top Employers for Steam Whistle. In 2010, a long-standing fascination with performance boating led Cam to found Carbon Marine, pioneering the use of advanced carbon fiber laminates in the marine industry. Cam also co-owns the legendary Pantera Boats brand. His vision as CEO and co-founder of Voltari Marine Electric Inc. is to eliminate pollution from the world’s waterways while delivering the most electrifying boating experience in the world. Cam holds a BA in Business and Philosophy and is a graduate of Ivey Academy’s Quantum Shift entrepreneurship program at the Ivey Business School.ect the brand and restore it to its former glory in “retro-mod” form with 21st-century materials.  But that was only the start. Pantera’s championship racing hull designs would play a key role in a technology breakthrough that would take performance on the water to levels never seen before.