Larry Puddister, Executive Chairman of St. John’s-based integrated solutions provider Pennecon, is this year’s EY Entrepreneur Of The Year 2019 Atlantic winner.
Puddister’s entrepreneurial journey started at the age of 12 in his hometown of Bay Bulls, Newfoundland and Labrador, cutting out cod tongues to sell to the local grocery store for some extra money. He later found success as a project manager in the engineering sector and then began his own business, Northland Contracting.
Northland merged with Pennecon in 2005. Under Puddister’s leadership, it has evolved into a multi-disciplined