CEO, The PasWord Group

Paul Lloyd is President and CEO of The PasWord Group Inc., a Hamilton-based firm with two distinct operating divisions – PasWord Protection Services Inc. designs, installs, services, and monitors a variety of security products including intrusion alarms and video surveillance systems. Clients include City of Hamilton, City of Burlington, Hamilton, Halton and Niagara Boards of Education, and Crimestoppers. AnswerPlus is an inbound call centre that specializes in urgent call response services. Customers include Suncor, Hospital for Sick Kids, US Embassy, OMA, Thyssen Kruppe, and Unicef. Under Lloyd's direction since 1971, The PasWord Group has grown to over 300 employees with offices in Hamilton, Toronto, Montreal, Edmonton and San Antonio. Paul Lloyd was one of a small group of individuals who worked with the Canadian government in the early 80’s to bring cellular technology to Canada and was one of the original 5 shareholders in Rogers Communications. He is a founding sponsor and board member of An Instrument for Every Child (AIFEC), an initiative of the Hamilton Music Collective. AIFEC’s goals are empowerment and accessibility and to enable all children to experience the joy and benefits of playing music, regardless of socioeconomic status.