Author of the article: Mary Teresa Bitti
Publishing date: Mar 04, 2021  â¢Â March 5, 2021  â¢Â 5 minute read
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Submissions were in and interviews were already taking place to determine 2020âs Canadaâs Top 40 Under 40 honourees when, on March 11 of last year, the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a global pandemic. Within days, provinces across Canada issued shelter-in-place directives and non-essential businesses and servicesclosed their doors to help flatten the curve and slow the spread of infection. âAs we navigated those first few days of the pandemic and what the impact would be, the main focus was on the safety of family, friends and colleagues,â says Jeff Freeborough, managing partner, Toronto, executive search firm Caldwell Partners, founder of Canadaâs Top 40 Under 40. âThese were exceptional circumstances and it would have been easy to push pause and not go forward with Top 40. But good news stor