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.]