Generating
Employment in Southwestern Ontario
Born, India, K.C. Vasudeva
graduated in instrument technology from the Indo-Swiss College of his native
land before he and his bride, Susan, immigrated to Canada, 1971. Settling
in Waterloo, Ontario, “Kacee” worked for three separate companies before
he invested $2,000 to open a screw machine shop in 1977. Kacee’s company,
Maxtech, by year 2000, will generate over 100 million dollars in annual
sales with more than 500 employees at seven different Maxtech divisions,
the conglomerate he successfully guides in southwestern Ontario. In this
view, left, K.C. Vasudeva, with Prime Minister Jean Chrétien, participates
as a member of the 1996 Canadian Trade Mission Team to Korea, the Philippines,
and Thailand. [Photo, courtesy June Hintz/Maxtech Manufacturing Inc.]