Ron Shuttleworth of M Partners: My Picks for the 2011 Cantech Letter Awards

Our fifth and final judge for the 2011 Cantech Letter Awards, Ron Shuttleworth of M Partners, weighs in today. Shuttleworth thinks highly of the work that Art Mesher has done at Descartes Systems Group (TSX:DSG).

After nearly becoming a dot-bomb casualty, charismatic former Gartner analyst Mesher rescued Descartes, which he estimated was days away from folding. The company has since become an emerging leader in global logistics technology; solutions that help its customers make and receive shipments.

With all the judge’s short lists now in, we’ll go back to them to find the consensus choices that will become the final nominees for the 2011 Cantech Letter Awards. We’ll post that list next week and allow you to weigh in on it. But before we do, let’s look at the rest of Mr. Shutttleworth’s picks.

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Ron Shuttleworth, M Partners: 2011 Canadian Tech Stock of the Year

1. Descartes Systems (TSX:DSG)
2. Mood Media (TSX:MM)
3. PNI Digital Media (TSX:PN)
4. Mediagrif (TSX:MDF)
5. Constellation Software (TSX:CSU)

Ron Shuttleworth, M Partners: 2011 Canadian Tech Stock of the Year

1. Art Mesher, Descartes Systems (TSX:DSG)
2. Lorne Abony, Mood Media (TSX:MM)
3. Kyle Hall, PNI Digital Media (TSX:PN)
4. Claude Roy, Mediagrif (TSX:MDF)
5. Mark Leonard, Constellation Software (TSX:CSU)

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