William Polushin is Founder and President of AMAXIS Inc. He is also Founding Director of the Program for International Competitiveness: Trade and Innovation at McGill University, and an Adjunct Professor in in international competitiveness and management in the Desautels Faculty of Management.

Over the past 17 years of his 22 years in industry, Mr. Polushin has been at the forefront of international business development across the Americas and, more recently, in South Asia and Europe. His experience spans several sectors and industries, including manufacturing, engineering and construction, environment, information technology, and transportation.

Prior to establishing AMAXIS, Mr. Polushin worked with SNC-Lavalin International as Vice President Business Development, Mexico and the Caribbean. His professional credentials also include assignments with the Canadian Embassy in Chile and Petro-Canada Products. Mr. Polushin is President of the Canada-Mexico Education Foundation, past Chair of AmCham Canada’s Quebec Chapter, previously President of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce in Mexico, and, in 2000, Member of the Strategic Infrastructure Committee for Mexican President Vicente Fox’s Transition Team.
 
Mr. Polushin is a graduate of the North Americas Business Fellows Program – a trilateral MBA program offered by McGill University, the University of Texas at Austin, and Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey. He also has a Bachelor of Commerce Degree in Finance and Marketing (with Distinction) from the University of Alberta.

Contact William Polushin directly at williampolushin@amaxis.net