President — Northside Industries, Procore & Micon
Northside Industries brings over 50 years of experience in fabricating and assembling aluminum and steel products for OEMs and industrial markets. Serving Class 8 truck, resource and heavy equipment customers across North America, Northside also distributes Hydrau-Flo® fuel filling systems for mining, construction and industrial applications.
Procore International Radiators manufactures radiators, while Micon Industries produces radiator seals, grommets and tank rebuilding systems for mining and road construction applications.
Program and Award-Winning Company Culture
Recognized as:
2025 Business of the Year: Industrial Manufacturing (Thompson Okanagan Excellence Awards)
2025 Soaring Eagle Leadership Award. Presented to our President, Mark Burleigh
2022 Kelowna & Westside Board of Trade Large Business of the Year
Department: Executive
Reports to: Decisive Dividend Corporation’s CEO
Location: West Kelowna, British Columbia
The Opportunity
As President, you will lead Northside, Procore and Micon with full P&L accountability, shaping strategy, developing people and building long-term value. With DDC’s expertise and long-term ownership approach behind you, you will turn market opportunities into profitable growth and strengthen the capability to sustain it.
You bring proven OEM experience, commercial drive, financial acumen and applied operational judgment. You stay close to customers and operations while building capable leaders with clear accountability.
Why Join Us
- Meaningful leadership scope: Lead three complementary businesses with established products and opportunities for growth.
- Room to shape the business: Lead strategy, customer development, operational priorities and team development within your delegated authority.
- Long-term backing: Draw on DDC’s shared expertise, network and capital investment support for approved business priorities.
- A tangible legacy: Build a stronger business and develop the people who will sustain its success.
- An Okanagan base: Combine a substantial leadership opportunity with life in West Kelowna, British Columbia.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead strategy and operating plans across the businesses, delivering profitable growth, cash generation and long-term value.
- Grow OEM and aftermarket business, strengthen key relationships, and guide commercially viable product development and launches.
- Strengthen safety, quality, delivery, productivity and cost performance through informed decisions and accountable operational leaders.
- Strengthen operational coordination, selected shared resources and management systems while preserving separate company identities and accountability.
- Develop leaders, build succession depth, and establish a culture of clear expectations, coaching and fair accountability.
- Maintain financial discipline in forecasting, costing, pricing, margins, working capital and capital investment.
- Manage material risks and compliance, and give DDC accurate, forward-looking visibility into performance and corrective action.
Experience and Capabilities
You will bring a bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Engineering or a related discipline, and at least 15 years of progressive manufacturing leadership, including senior accountability for business results and people. Direct OEM experience is required, including customer relationships and commercial, quality and delivery requirements.
The successful candidate will demonstrate:
- Financial leadership: Substantial applied financial planning and analysis experience, with sound judgment on margins, cash, working capital and investment returns.
- Strategy and growth: A record of translating strategic choices into profitable growth and sustained business improvement.
- Commercial leadership: Success developing markets, winning business, managing significant customer relationships and leading negotiations.
- Operational judgment: Strong applied manufacturing knowledge and demonstrated success diagnosing constraints and improving performance through operational leaders.
- Business systems: Experience strengthening management processes and information to support reliable execution and growth.
- People leadership: Demonstrated success building leadership teams, improving performance and developing succession capability.
- Judgment and communication: Effectiveness through change and competing priorities, supported by clear communication and disciplined follow-through.
Experience integrating acquired businesses, working in metal fabrication, or leading complementary businesses or product lines would be an asset. Willingness and ability to travel are required.
Leadership Profile
You lead with integrity, transparency and respect. You know the business at depth, make fact-based decisions and address difficult issues promptly. You build trust through clear expectations, honest feedback and consistent follow-through, balancing today’s results with the people and capabilities needed for tomorrow.
Your leadership visibly reflects The Northside Way: Practice Stewardship, Embrace Ownership, Show Respect, Team Collaboration, and Champion Growth.