Executive Breakfast

Drew Stewart joined TEKsystems in 2015. Drew leads Canadian strategic initiatives to drive AWS cloud adoption and innovation across Canadian enterprises. He focuses on helping organizations transform through technology by aligning AWS solutions with their business goals. He takes a collaborative, results-driven approach to business development, cloud consulting, and client engagement, with a focus on building long-term relationships to deliver measurable value through AWS-powered solutions.

Amir Yekani joined AWS Canada in March 2022. He is a Senior Leader for the Solutions Architects (SA) in AWS Canada's Enterprise and TMEGS business. Amir empowers the SA organization to be trusted advisors to customers seeking to achieve their business objectives. His team partners with customers, the AWS Partner network, and several other internal teams to craft highly scalable, flexible, and resilient cloud architectures for the most critical workloads that support customers’ digital transformations and journey to the cloud. Prior to AWS, Amir spent 25+ years working in Accenture and Deloitte focused on public sector, utilities, banking, retail and energy. Amir is an avid kayaker and utilizes it as a method to disconnect and meditate and reset for the week. He also invests his time to inspire and mentor younger generations to achieve their goals, and is an ally for women in technology.

Kerrie Murray joined Amazon Web Services (AWS) in May of 2022, and is responsible for AWS’ Enterprise Business in Western Canada. In this role, Kerrie oversees a team of experienced business development professionals working with enterprise customers to drive value based outcomes for cloud, innovation, AI and emerging technology. Before joining AWS, Kerrie spent 12 years in senior roles with Ernst & Young (EY) in the business development/ markets organization working with North America’s largest energy and industrial companies. A fierce advocate of the advancement of women and DEI, Kerrie has sat on a number of committees and boards including chairing the Women’s Initiative at the United Way Calgary.

Armando Franco joined TEKsystems in 2018. He is a technology leader with over 23 years of experience specializing in driving strategic cloud transformation for large enterprises. His focus is on aligning technology with business outcomes, ensuring organizations maximize the value of their cloud investments. He leads the AWS line of business at TEKsystems, where he cultivates strong partnerships with top cloud providers and works closely with large, strategic customers to accelerate their modernization journeys. By bridging technology and business strategy, he helps organizations navigate the complexities of multi-cloud environments and drive measurable success.