Invest Ottawa

Sector - Other Public Sector Employers

Sunshine Employees - 2025 23
+2 (+9.5%) vs 2024
Average Sunshine Salary - 2025 $152,855.04
+$15,306 (+11.1%) vs 2024

Employer Economics

Salary range and market performance.

Salary Spread
$101k $330k

Lowest to Highest reported in 2025

Historical Growth
3.0% NOT BEATING INFLATION

Since 2012

Rank in Sector
# 11

Based on mean salary in 2025

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Quick Insight: The highest paid individual in this organization is the PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER who earns 116% more than this organization's average in the 2025 sunshine list.

Salary Evolution

Historical average salaries and employee counts for this employer over time.

* Data represents annual average based on provincial disclosures.

Gender Breakdown

Comparing the first recorded year to the most recent data.

Male
Female
Unknown
Latest: 2025 Based on: 23 Sunshine Employees
35%
65%
33%
67%
Earliest: 2012 Based on: 3 Sunshine Employees
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Trend Insight: Female representation has decreased by 1.4% since this position first appeared on the list, while the total workforce has increased.

Gender Salary Gap

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Historical Context: Over the last 13 years, the data shows a historical Male advantage, with an average salary gap of $40,386 per year. This reflects the cumulative trend for Invest Ottawa across all recorded reporting periods.

Employee Salaries

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Name Position Year Salary
Sonya Shorey PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER 2025 $330,000.00
Nicholas Quain VICE PRESIDENT, VENTURE DEVELOPMENT 2025 $248,861.30
Shannon Montpellier VICE PRESIDENT, FINANCE 2025 $235,062.50
Jens-Michael Schaal VICE PRESIDENT, GLOBAL EXPANSION 2025 $230,512.82
Patrick Kenny SENIOR DIRECTOR, STAKEHOLDER EXPERIENCE AND STRATEGIC ENABLEMENT 2025 $166,420.75
Lotte Wannet SENIOR DIRECTOR, CORPORATE PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT, INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND SYSTEMS 2025 $158,314.72
Susanne Cork DIRECTOR, BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT, SMART FARM AND ADVANCED ROBOTICS 2025 $157,797.28
Lindsey Fair VICE PRESIDENT, MARKETING, COMMUNICATIONS AND BAYVIEW IMPACT 2025 $155,115.43
Xiao Chen DIRECTOR, FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT AND GLOBAL RUNWAY PROGRAM 2025 $147,064.74
Adam Dewar DIRECTOR, BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT 2025 $143,350.44
Michelle Younes DIRECTOR, VENTURE PROGRAMS 2025 $139,419.28
Julia Stewart DIRECTOR, FINANCE 2025 $136,308.52
Andrea Holland DIRECTOR, VENTURE SERVICES 2025 $134,624.04
Khaled Mostafa DIRECTOR, INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, SYSTEMS AND SECURITY 2025 $132,981.34
David Rodas-Wright SENIOR BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT MANAGER, SOFTWARE 2025 $120,232.06
Rebecca Thompson DIRECTOR, BUSINESS DELIVERY AND OPERATIONS, AREA X 2025 $118,203.22
Yoko Cooper DIRECTOR, HUMAN RESOURCES 2025 $116,811.94
Marie Ainsworth SENIOR PROGRAM MANAGER, VENTURE 2025 $116,650.06
Paula Hopkins DIRECTOR, ENTREPRENEURSHIP 2025 $113,998.30
Lindsay Kavanagh SENIOR MANAGER, DIGITAL MARKETING 2025 $108,860.48
Megan Maltby SENIOR MANAGER, ACCELERATOR PROGRAMS 2025 $102,805.30
Kirsten Sardelis SENIOR MANAGER, FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT 2025 $101,545.66
Pavlo Serhiienko SENIOR ENGINEERING MANAGER, TEST AND VALIDATION 2025 $100,725.69


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